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Vol. 13, No. 4
Salve Reg ina Coll ege, New port, R. I.
Apr il, 1959
Deanna Encalada
Student Government President On Tuesday and W ed nesday of last week the ballots were cast fo r the Student Government Officers for the 1959-60 academic year. The new president is D ea nn a Encalada, fr om Beli z, Bri tish H o nduras, wher·e she graduated from Saint Catherine 's Academy. D ea nn a is pr·esentl y a Jun ior Spanish major. Since coming to Salve Regin a she has been act iv·e on campus, having been the secretary a nd president o f the spa nish cl ub in succeed ing years. Deanna has been o n the D ea n 's list and just rece ntl y received the honor of being nomin ated for Sigma Phi Sigm a, a national Mercy H o nor Society. D ea nna is also act ive in soda lity a nd has w o rk ~ d on the committees for the Saphire a nd Crystal Balls. Qu oted after the Electi on Dea nna said "I want to thank everyo ne , and I'll try to the loest of my abi lity to fufill the obligations ~hat the office of President of the Studem Government holds." Dea nn a wi ll succeed Miss Barbara Balzano, outgo ing president. The vice-pres idency was taken "Fa mil y Circle", a gay, flambo ya nt over by M iss Charl e ne Vitullo, a junior nursing major from Provi- comedy o f th e '20's in three acts, is dence. Charlene graduated from St. a dram at izatio n by Anne Co ulter Xaviers Acad emy a nd during her M anes o f the autobi ography o f Freshman year at Salve Reg ina she Comeli a O tis Skinner. lt is to be was president of her class. She is prese nted by ~ he Regi na Pl ayers, vice-preside nt o f the S. N. 0 ., aod Ma y 5, :tt P_ogers Hig h School Audi member of the W. R. A., and h as tor ium , und er the direetion o f M rs. worked o n the committees for the Cather in e B eagan, ass isted by K ate class dances. Charlene is also a Gilmore. The leading part, th at of Cornelia member o f the D ea n's List. She succeeds Miss M arily n Sullivan in O tis Skinner, a tall, slender g irl o f abo ut nineteen, a li ttle unsure of this p osit ion. Miss Earle ne Mara fr om Paw - hers elf in some ways, but full o f tucke t, a sophomore M athematics g lowing co nfi de nce in h er ab ili ty as major, will take over the job as a n aCtress, will be portrayed by Ann secretary, succeed ing Miss AI ice Conn ors. M ary H ea ley will play M aud Viole t. She is a g rad uate o f St. Mary's Academy, Bay Vie w, a nd has Skinner, a wom an in her ea rly forparticipated in Dra matics, the ti·es of bea uty , char m a nd ge ntle ness, Fre nch Club, Sodali ty, the Art Club, wh o striv·es to co ntro l the wild and the W. R . A. while here o n flights o f fa ncy o f he r da ug hter. M a ry R afferty h as b een cast :ts campus. Earle ne also is a me mbe r M ab, a sweet, agreeabl e g irl ancl a of the D ea n's I.isr. M iss Mary La nghorn, a res id ent ge nuine fri end o f Corn elia. The part of Enid , who is m ore or of Providence, has been elected treasurer of the Stud ent Govern- l·ess rega rd ed as the soph ist icated me nt, succe.ed ing D ean na Enca lada. v ill a in o f the play, will be played M ary is a graduate o f St. X aviers by Susanne Gibbs. The remainder of the cast in Acade my in Providence, and is prescludes Vivi a n Gorini as .Am y, anently a Sophomore English M a jor. She has also b een active in the other of Cornelia's colleagues who sod ali ty, dramat ics club, the W . R. spea ks with a d ecided lisp; K:uhy A., and her name h as appeared o n Fenton , as Grace, a cheerful bur the D ea n's List. abs·en t minded yo un g g irl , a nd Carol The new offi cers o f the Stud e nt Rea rdon as Abby , the qui·et, sensibl-e G overnment have b ee n g iven conmaid , with no sense of hum or, who gratulat io ns by the present offi cers, finds life in ·the Skinner hou seh old as we ll as the e ntire swde nt body. Sist·er Mary Constance, R.S .M. , most con fu sing. R ehearsa ls are now in full sw ing announced at the assembly she was very pl eased tO see the initiat ion o f a nd from all indications a hilar ious campa igns and the wonderful spiri t e ntertainment is g uaranteed all who attend . show n d uring campaign week.
A nn Connors Heads Cast In Fa mily Circle
1ria Regina Sodality's 1ristmas party for un~e d children in Newport the most rewarding of t's projects. All students j to share with the Sonbers the joy of givin~ •uting gifts of toys and or 30 young guests. At ·, h eld in Mercy Hall e second week of DeSalve R egina's "fairy rs" enchant the children ·ogram of delights and and are, in turn, amply by the excitement and mirrored in the eyes of. ! visitors. lreath
K. Donahue, B. Hahne, Co-Chairmen of Cotillion The Great H all o f O chre Court o nce again had a pink g low ab out it. T h-: bng awaited a nd planned for Court Cotillion had fina ll y arr ived. Dressed in formal att ire, the g irls a nd the ir escorts entered the Great rail which was filled wi th the musical strains of H e rbi e Wayne a nd Ccmpany. As eac h nme of mu sic was pl ayed, the hours qui ck ly passed. Soo n it was tim :: for the receptio n line. After the form al introductions had bee n compl eted, the Grand M a rch was led by K athy D o nahue, C ha irma n an::l Ba rbara H ahne, Co-Cha irma n. Lc CJ king d :Jwn on the dance fl oor, tlne saw a beautiful sight of sw irl ing gow ns an d white jackets, g low ing faces :1nd warm friendlin ess as m:1n y of th:: esco rts m et long lost fri e nds fr om high school days. Tim e fl.ew by and as the last note of music was played a nd the couples, somewhat reluctantly, bade good-by to their old friends and new acquaintances. the Great H all W:JS o nce aga in emp ty in all its majestic spl·e nd or. April 18-a ni ght which wi ll be we ll -r-:cme mbered long in the futur e by all concerned. It was truly a wo nd·e rf ul and exCi ttng cventn g.
Coming Even ts M ay 2
Father -D .wghte r D:1nce at Ochre Court
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"The Fami ly Circ le " presented by the Dramatics Club at R ogers A udirortum
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"Pol ynes ia n Aloha'' at Mercy H all
Alumnae News The Salve R eg ina Alumnae Asso ciation has plann ed quite a rou;1d of events for the month of May and the early part o f June, accord ing to Sister M ary Cons ta nce, mode rator. Som etim e dur ing M ay the N ew p ort and Provid e nce Branc hes w ill e ntertain the graduates of those respecttve are:1s. On May .1, the annu al Baby D ,ty, a mu ch antic ipated ev ent, wi ll be held at Ochre Co urt. This is ;:he day when the alumn ae re turn to introduce th eir famil ies w the faculty, other alumn,,e, and stude nts. On M ay 27, the execut ive bmrd , o f which Mrs. M aureen Oates Swee ney '53 is presidem, will meet with this year 's grad uates. Alumnae D ay this year w ill be held J une 8. Mrs. Patri cia Su lli van W alsh '52 is chairman of the event wh ich consists of dinner, faculty reception and a mee ting. Th e fifth year class, the class o f 1954, w ill the n have a cocktai l party and dinner at the Mue nchinger- King under the cha irmansh ip o f Mrs. J oan H allora n Shay ' 54.
.emnity of the Advent k ept in f ocus by obte ceremony of lighting nt Wreath. B eginning fr eshman class on the lay evening, each group in the Great Hall to week with the simple, ! prescribed prayers and :h e candle which syme coming of the Light rid. The Advent Wreath Ll beauty is fashioned :tted by Home Economts. tt procession :eful elegance of Salve's 1g room is an appropri5 for the annual Holly LY faculty members are tests and are f eted by d junior r esident stuhe name of the student litional Noel festivities hrough the week in a ll halls. iately, the merriment feasting is replaced by solemnity as the st ulcipate in the t r aditioncandlelight procession . ~ in the upper balconies, garbed in caps and j c a r r y i n g ligh ted :oceed down the broad .ircase to the darkened . Highlight of the cere:he placing of a wax the prepared creche. : traditionally belongs •sident of the student this year, is Marie B e f o r e the creche, ! lighted by each class J r epresent the homage · Infa nt King by every nian. rd - bound s t u d e n t s they s hare in the three Eve Masses which eliR egin a 's observance birth.
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S. 9{. C.'s Pianist Se l ecr i o n s by Rachmaninoff, Ch op in , and M arc herri were played ar rh e recent Glee C lu b concerr by solo p ian isr Maria Marcherri. M ar ia, a dark eyed, q u iet Salve R eg ina fr eshman, is a graduate of C ra nsto n H igh Sch td. She deve loped a great interest in musi c at a ve ry early age: as she began raking lesso ns w hen she was only s·even . M ar i,t has bee n st udy ing the piano under th e d irectiOi l o f Miss Bea rrice W ard o f No rth Providence since th a t rime. Up ro the present rime M ari a has g iven two solo co ncerts, one wh en she WZ!S deve n and the other w hen she was fiftee n . She pl ans to give an other one someri:ne in the fall.
Maria starred composing lirrle mnes when she was ten years old, and in 195 7 she wro te "Christmas F,tnrasy''. Last summer she wrote rwo d :1 nces which are part of an unfinish ed dZJJlCe suite. AlsD she wrnre "Fragile Time" which she p layed for the first rime publicly ar rhe co ncert. In her spare ri m e Ma ri a reaches private piano lessons and e nj oys reading books on m usic. She has not chDsen Z1 major field as yet bur at the present time she feels that it wi ll hav-e to do with music, arr.lllg ing a nd compos ing Maria has ZJ!so played at m ,t ny school funcrions th is year as a n .tcco mpCLnist and soloist.
Pat Du nigan Ginn y Motte, Pam Hancock N . F. Delegates
Europe!
Sister M ary Constance, N.F.C.C S. m oderator, recent ly announced the de legates ro the New England regio n for L959-1960. They are Par D u n igan, 'GO, sen ior delegate; Ginn y M otte, '61 , jun ior de legate; a nd P amela H ancock, '62, :~lrerna~e d elegate. Since September, 1917, Par has been a lternate a nd junior d elegate. While in N. F ., she has parricilXt'cd as trave l chairman and in :1n ori-ent:lti on program. G in ny Motte who is in the nttrsing p rogram w ill become the ntw ju ni or delegate. During the ;).1St yea r, she has attended council m eetings a nd at the recent Congress, G inn y a ided the hospitality comm mee. As a freshm,tn , Miss M clttC headed the Court Cotillion . P am H:111cock, the new alrern,;re d e legate. has shown a keen imerest in N . F. d ur ing the past year :tnd lik e Ginn y atte nded council m eetings and partic ipa ted in the hospita li ty progra m.
Alm os t ::very ::ollege student Jus rwo objectives to fulfill. On e is to visit Europe and the other is to rake a vZJcuion at sea. The 1959 N. F. C. C. S. Trav el Program ofttTs ~tu dents and recent graduates rhe oppo rtunity w fu!G I! these desires. [f you would like to see rhe su n su over the Atlantic, or t ~J br-eathe th e fresh, salt air, th en go N. F. C. C. S. to Euwpe Al l N. F. C. C. S. travellers are offered rhe services of TRIP, the Travellers' R ecreat ion ,llld Tnbrm:uion Progr.1m, wh ich s~onsms danc:cs, contests, lecrur::rs, film showings, -ere. for all student rravdlers on the ship. Th is year N. F. C. C. S. Europe:m rr,tvelle rs wi ll be ab le w meet, ta lk wirh, and question fore ign un iv:.:rsiry students at pZ~rties, and other s:;:: ial functio ns, arr.1nged wirh the assisr.tnce of pax Rom,lna. The highlight of the tour w ill be Euw re. Y :Ju w ill belwld :md ,; njoy rhe charm of rhe Irish countryside, rh~ fri endly atmosphere of ,1 Swiss muunrain village, the striking beauty nf an English hamler. T!J e .ur tr easur es uf Judy \\'ill be ar your d, ;o rst<:?. Al l rhi~ and love ly France etn be yours in 1959 with the
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thought? So w e so m et imes fee l that it r-ea ll y is nor o ur business, ••nd :·ay w-e're embarrassed about d oing som et hing? The Stude nt Governm ent spe nt ,1 gre.H d-ea l o f ri m e pl anning <1 1ew oyer m Oi el::ctio::s tcr the co!lege. ·: o:-:: ;: res;cnsib ili ry that I! rbcd en us was to hand in o ur nZJ m es if we tho ug h t that we w ould ca re to ho ld Z1 ce rta in office. \\1. s it ~ m b:t r ass m ent rha t fo rced the elig ibles to r es tra in :fro m hand ing in the ir names? W e o ft en rend to sli p th roug h life lea ving a ll r~spons i bil i ry "ro th e othe r fell ow". \VhZJt if rhe oth er fell ow p Z~sse d o n rhe respo nsib ili ty a lso? ·who rhe n, would fe:: l th is obligZJ ti on ? M ay be no o ne ! ! ! ' The Stu dent Gov-e rnm e nt m em bers are in -:;(nee beu use we p b ced rht m there. J r was o ur ballo ts tha t ~~ave the m the resp o nsibili ty, :t!l d it is our responsibilit y ro f o llo w the ru!.es and r ::gu b rions that they h ave set up for us.
S. G. A . Presents Electi on System Th is y:=:t r the Stude nt Co un cil sub mi tted a new sys tem {J f decr io ns ro the stu de nt body . U nder rhis system , a ll g irl s th at are -e lig ibl-e and wo ul d like to have e ither a stud ent co un ci l office or be a class office r a re asked to submi t their na m es ro the v ice-pres ide n t of rhe stude nt co un c il. From these nam es th e r esp ect ive class wil l vote for thr ee n omin ees for -e .1ch p artic ular o ffice. The purpos:o of th is syste m is to g ive ·=ver ytJne el ig ible a n opport unity ro ru n fer an office if they wi sh to have one . A sysrem o f ca mpa ig nin g has a lso bee n initiated this year a nd eac h r:ominee has chosc: n a ca mpa ign m <unger. On the d ay o f the elecr ~ o :1s the ca m pa ig n m anager and che J::; mint:e w ill g ive sreeches. A few q uotes fro m last year 's wurisrs: "1 have bee n in EunJpe !::::for~ on a fi rst class Cook's T o ur, bur th is bears a ll , never had such Z1 w ,)llderfu l ri me for the pr ic-e. P ar d o n cliche b u r 'Blas t' ". "F or severa l ye.trs I lnd p lanne d o n ra king a tr ip ro E u r:1pe and L e nj oyed you r to ur v::: ry much. I'd reco mm end it hi g hly ro anyo n e." EuroF can be yo urs in 1959 if nu tr.!Vel w ith the N . F. C. C. S. G ~tr rime is gett ing sho rt, so m ake \'tlur application no w. For f urth er informat ion co n taCt yo ur ca m p us rr:we l chZJ i rma n Brenda Phela n or : N.F.C.CS.-N.N.C. F. Trave l Program I Tho nus C ircle, N. W . W,1s h ingro n 5, D. C.
Don St. John N. F. President At the thi rteenth a n n ua l Co ngress
cf the N a ti ona l Federa ti o n •)f Ca t bclic Co ll ege :) rud en rs h eld i n P rovi d enc: April 10 - 12, D on Sr. J c hn o f Fairfi·eld University was el ected pes id enr for 1959- l 9GO. O rher officers a re Ju dy D a ly, v ice-preside n t; Sandy ShZJ w , record ing ~ecr·e r:u y; M a ry f ran Colli ns, correspo<l d in::; secreta ry; a nd Jim R p n, rr ~as ur e r.
Mr. Sr. J o hn has b ee n act ive in r· ·~ re_:; icn si1:ce 195 1. Fro m 1953 r:J 1957 he s~rved i n the Air Force ,m d taug h t mil ita ry law. Since retu rning to rhe reg ion, h e has worked w ith J o hn C roa ke a nd Larry W ash bur n on th e F amil y Life Co m m iss:o n. Fo r the past few years, he b:-ts played an aet i\' e pa rt in the Co n ncc ri: u r I me r- Coll-eg iate Stude n t Le,:;ishtur:: wh:: r e h :: was sen ior delegate fr c m F a irfi eld . As p resi d ent, hi s chi ef a im will 1:::: to st rengthe n the Ne w E ngbnd reg ton . D o n a lso p lans ro co mpile r:erio.l ic newsl et ters a nd ro prep ZJre ,: n orientat ion p rogram. J udy D aly, th is year's Student Gover n m ent C ommi ssion Chairm an , is a juni o r :1t .Ann a M ar ia Co ll ege. A t present she p lans to fo :- mul are a stro nge r and m ore effec tiv e cc mmi ss io n syste m b as ing ir o n th e reco mm e ndat io ns ,Jf P ar Fl aherty, the o u tgo ing vice-pr..:sid ent. A sopho m ore at The Co ll ege o f Our Lad y o f the Elms, Sandy Sluw has bee n a(G !i ared with t h e Li turgy Co mmi ss io n. Mi ss Co llins is a ju ni or a t M o unt Sa int M Z~ry's College .llld th e for m er se ni o r de legate. In the la tte r capac ity, she h as done m uch to stre ngt hen N . F. C. C. S. o n her CZ~ mpus .
Jim R ya n, a bus iness m anage m ent m ZJ jo r, is a jun io r at Provi d ence Co llege. Since b eco mi ng treasur er in !957 -1958, Mr. R ya n has capabl y m a n :~ged rhe reg io :1's finan ces and has e xp ended co nsiderable e ffo rt in increZJs ing th e treasury. At this Co ng ress, h e was generZJI chairma n.
F. L. Workshop On Disci pli ne Th e reg iona l Fa mil y Life C om mi ssio n o f N. F. C. C. S presented a w o rk shop o n "The Prob lem o f Disc ip line in rhe F amil y" on A pri l 19 at S. R . C. The thr ee sp eakers w ere fr o m F a ir fie ld U n iv-er s ity. G eorge M cK ee ver spo ke o n rhe So urce o f Di sc ip line. Jim F innega n d isc ussed negat ive d isc ipli ne while D an C:o m co wi ch , t he Fa mil y L ife C ha irma n fo r 19'i9-60, ad dressed the g ro up o n pos it ive d iscipline.
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Janis Mi!·es, senior class preside nt, is a graduate of Saint Xavier Ac~d emy, Pro vide nce, and a r·esident of Pawtucket. Since emering Salve Regi na, Janis has conce ntr~ted in math em:ttics and minored in education. Last semester, she did her practice t·e.tch ing 111 Th ompson Junior High School. The Glee Cl ub has claimed Janis ' attemion for four years; in her junior year she was publicity m :t nager. As a sophomore, she edited rhe F.bb Tide and served as associate ed iror in 1957-58 . Miss Miles is well acquainted with the inm cacies of student governm en t. Last year she s·e rved as secretary and at present she is :l represemative to S. G. A. from the senior class. A member of Sigma Phi Sigma, Janis was elected secretary for 195960 at its rece nt meeting. At pres·ent Miss Miles is a me mber of a panel of seniors who have been speaking at var ious high schoo ls on Salve Regi na College. Foll owing grad uat ion, Janis phns to teach math ematics on a junior high level and tO take courses tOwards her masters degree.
Armando Penha Add resses Group At a recent assernb ly Armando Penha spoke to the swd ent b ody on his exper ienc·es as a counter spy in the Internationa l Communistic conspiracy for the F. B. I. He :;pec ialized in labor uni ons infiltrati ons and recrui ting and training of co mmunis tic swdents and professors in certain N e w Eng land Colleges. H e was a m ember of the party for many yea rs and duri ng that rime he had ro go to many o rganizations and find the d isgru ntl ed me m bers and try ro interest them in the Com munist party. H e left rhe P arry to prevent his ch ild ren from assimillating the ideo logy of Communism. At pres·em Mr. Penha is an in vestigato r for the U. S. Government in Commu nistic activities.
Coconuts, ban anas and palm trees, reflections o f colored lights and the twang of an electric gu ita r w ill creat·e the H awaiian atmosphere for the Polynes ian Aloha sponsor·ed by the Junior Cl ass. M ercy H all will beco m e a miniature H awaii from 8:30 tO 12:00 P. M . on Saturd ay even ing, M ay 9th as the inform all y dr·essed coup les sway tO th e South Sea music and refresh th em selves with H awa ii an Moonbeams. Tr:tditional leis associate d with the isl ands will be presented as favors. Loretta Sheridan and Berry Lawto n are co-cha irmen for the dan ce and th eir committees are: Fr:m C laffey, M ar ie Kl eme nt, Alice J.osordo, Pat Duniga n, Arlene Delany, Ann M art in , M ary M acDona!d, Phyllis Sid ok, Pau line B-ea uli eu, cha irman, publicity ; Lyn Byrne, Eh in e Sergerso n, Loretta Ganley, M ary Lou Clark, chairman , ente rta inm ent; Mary Ell en D onova n, Bar·bara Trave rs, Sandra G a i, J eanne Sansone, G ail Fontaine, Eli zabet h Berry, Shi ela Cro uga n, Par Lyo ns, Peggy Fo!·ey, Lillian Gemma, chairman, decorations ; Barbara O 'Brie n, JVfaur een Grimes, Gail Finn , Irene M cCarthy, refreshments; .Arlene De G aeta no, Virg ini a Farre ll , G arry Condon, Martha Lyons, Ai lee n Costa, Sylvia Mith ers, Jack ie Vargas, favors and tickets.
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Jlewpo'lt £ook In the winter, N ewpo rt may seem drab, d ull and London- like, but with the first rays o f spri ng's sun N ewport co m es in to irs •J wn. As ,c;rass turns fro m brow n to gree n and the water changes from a dullish ,!!ray ro a sparkling blu e, we aga in recogni ze the bea uty th at has made N ewport a bac kground of :;oc ial 1i fe and fash ion. Summer in N ewport m ea ns ~~ iling, t·ennis m atches, and the ,T azz Festival. From vh is it is easy to see that summer cl othes here are casual and re laxed. Sk,irrs, shirts, blazers and Bermudas are being fearured this year in M ad ras, ever-pop ul ar with the ~o l l.ege crowd. \'\/hi re pl eated ski rts ca n be wor n with ·every type blouse imag in able . The brilliantly-colored fl owe red pr ints serve ro make it a rather dr essy outfit, whik: pairing it w irh :1 midd y bl ous·e w ill g ive a cos tume which will lend itself to any ryr e of sporting event. H oweve r, no m atte r what is w orn , wh ethe r for form al occ:-ts ions or C:tsual wear, N e wport dictates simplicity in sty le, d·esign for comfort and simple good taste.
Ju nior Nurses S ponsor Fa ther-Daughter Dance Th e Father-Daughter D a n c e sponsored by th e .Juni or Nursing students will be held on M .1y 2nd at O c hr·e C ourt from 8:30 ro 12:00 P. M. Bill M cLaugh lin :1nd hi s orchestra fr om ProviJence r--:olleg:: will p rovide the mu sic. Flowers are -:Jp tional. Cha irman and co-cha irman Df the event ~re Nancy Fera co and Patricia Brea ult. Proceeds w ill be us ed <8 send de l·egares from Salve R egim to the Nursing Conv enti on in Phibd·elphia . This da nce is rh:o firs t of irs kind ro be held on our campus; through yo ur support it should becom e :t n annual affair.
B. Phela n Repo rts Bazaar - A Success Th e fina ncial success of the M ission Bnaar sponsored by the sophomore class broke all records. The in-rake fo r the baza;u· was eight hund red and twenty dollars :1nd :1 clear profit <J f seven hundred a r~ d fifty d oll ars was mad e. The pr·e vi ous r ecord was seven hundred ~ nd eleven dollars mad e by the Ch ss cf '58. Th e success of th is b<Jzaa r was due to the ge neros ity o f m erchants and bu sinessmen; also the hard work of the cl1airman Brenda Ph eb n, :<nd co-cha irm an J uli e K ,ehew ~1nd the cooperation o f rhe ·e ntire sophom ore class. This m oney was fo rwa rd ed to the Propagat ion of the Faith for distributi on to the m issions.
Society Elects New Members Sister M <t ry R osal i.t, R.S.M., fac ul ty m odera tor of Sigma Phi Sigma, N.uiom l M ercy H onor Sc:iery recent ly ann oun ced t he n.!IT:'S of the new m emb ers at the c;l'ege. New s·e ni or m embers are Susm H :uliel d , D :J lores M atoes, Parri~ia M cCabe, and M ar il yn Su llivan. H elena D 'A imeid a, D ean na Encal.tda, and Ali ce Viol et were chcoen fr :; m the Juni or class for this hon or. Choice for ;-his :;ociery is based on the student's scholarshi p , serv ice and loya lty to the co ll ege and its ide,ds. Th e new m embers of the society will be oHic i,dly inducted int:J the society on class day. A t rhat rime rhey will rec·eive a p in , wh ich is a sy mb ol of the society. A t a recent meet ing o f the Sigma Phi Sigma chapter at Sa lve R egin a the m::: mbers elected officers for the J959-oO school year. Loretta Verde '58 was elected president, Eil een Farrell y '58 vice-pres ident, Jan ice Miles '59 secretary and J ane Integ!ia '59 treasurer. Th e m emhers recent ly h ad a dinner un der the direct ion o f Mi ss Con nie C,scy at rhe Shamrock Cl iff Motor Hotel. At the dinner the newly appointed m embers were the g uests of the present o nes. Fa'hcr lrv ing Ge org~s, O.P., was the guest of honor and the g uest speaker.
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J oyce Santucci's spa rkle in her eye and on her ldt hand - D onna H urd's far ewell at An ge lu s H all -Na ncy Lally's rep li ca of Qu een El izal:~rh- Paulin e Amaral's lost buttons - Milli e Barry's " Po int Syste m· · 13 ~rry M yette's statist ica l misprint- M ar ie M ann ing's pin- J oe's \'V'el~o ming Comm ittee at M cAuley H all Carol Fitzgera ld 's diam ond -Ann Corcora n's French parody - That stude nt reacher look - Gail and Sh : ila's Brid al bo;Jks- Jane l nteglia's mandolin and sun lamp - Signs of Flori da's sunsh ine - co mpetitive straw hats - Barbara Balzano 's long Carol·e BrO\vn's present fr om M ark J ane distance phone ca ll Pat ri arca's th und erbird - M ary Langhorn 's anchor - Reports from Pomf:Jno - A certain person's method for awakening daydreamers in class Ail·een Costa's in terest in sc ience lectures - Gerry Condon's "boa rdwalk" - A r eoerved lim ous in e for the Court Cotillion - Betsey H ennessey's plans to rrad·e her tresses for a ''p ixie" - Donru Thomas' in terest in the Navy - M emori·es of a June night - Sister Mary Mauritia and Siste r M Jry Venard enj oy ing an afr.ernoo n walk - Ensig ns wishing Mar ie M cCa rth y a "H appy Bi rthday" - A certain p erson who really doem 't hear l:e l!s - Loretta Ganley's red headed admire r - Denise W arburton and Lyn Byrne's visit t:J the U.S.S . Cascade - 0. C.'s from the July class Th·e Freshmen counting the days un til they' ll be Sophomores - A certai n permn's interest in be ing "H eroic"- Fa ther Georges· gnlf bag- A shiny Wh ose best black '59 chev ie - Th e Sen iors studying for "Camps" ,-o!i cy is always to check w ith her law yer before do ing anything? - Lu ci ll e Chippin·e lli 's m ethod for acquir ing a ran at Moore H all - Nancy Leo nard 's hu ge packages - J ane Sk effin gto n with an EMPTY conv·e rt ible - Who is prepared ro move for the rhird rime in three years?
e at Salve Regina is by the observance of !'s own religious, social, idual traditions. Added tte routine is a varied 1 e which fills the pre1 weeks with a combined reverence, joy, charity, will. party aria Regina Sodality's rtristmas party for un;;-ed children in Newport the most rewarding of t's projects. All students d to share with the Sombers the joy of givin~ mting gifts of toys and or 30 young guests. At r, held in Me rcy Hall .e second week of DeSalve R egina's "fairy rs" enchant the children ~ogram of delights and a nd are, in turn, amply by the excitement and mirrored in the eyes of ~ visitors.
Vreath lem nity of the Advent k ept in f ocus by obte ceremony of lighting mt Wreath. Beginning freshman class on the lay evening, each group in the Great Hall to week with the simple, ~ prescribed prayers and the candle which syme coming of the Light rld . The Advent Wreath 11 beauty is fashioned nted by Home Econom-
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teful elegance of Salve's 1g room is an approprig for the annual Holly lY faculty members are rests and are fe ted by d junior r esident stuhe name of the student litional Noel fest ivities hrough the week in all halls. 'iately, the merriment feasting is replaced by solemnity as t h e s t uicipate in t he t r aditioncandlelight procession . ;;- in the upper balconies, garbed in caps and d c a r r y i n g ligh ted ~oceed down t h e broad .ircase to t h e darkened . Highlight of the cere:he placing of a wax the prepared creche. : traditionally belongs ~sident of the student this year, is Marie B e f o r e the creche, ! lighted by each class ) r epresent the homage ' Infant King by every nian. rd - bound s t u d e n t s they share in the three Eve Masses which eliR egina 's observance birth.
S. G. A. Reviews 1958-59 Activities Since rh e Seprtmber Leadership Institute the Student Council has been working on rhe proposed H onor System. They have senr out lerrtrs to num erous colleges which have already inaugurated such a system and requested information concerning irs operation on rhe particular campus. On April 7rh the Student Body, by an O\'erwhelming maj ority, approved rhe system as it was proposed, ro rhe delight, if nor the reli ef of the Coun cil. This System is now being evaluated by the Administra t ion and Facu lty, :111d hopefull y it will be ratified so that ir may be e ffccriv e for our semester examinations in May. Our Holy f ather, Pope J ()hn XX!ll has expressed a wish that the dialog ue Mass be initiated in Churches throughout the Catholic \Vorld , and so a tim ely response o f the Counci l is the Missa R ecit:ua. Und-er th e leadership o f the members o f the Student Cou ncil, the Stud ent Body wi ll actively participate in the daily Mass and ass ist at Fath er Georges' Mass by offering the responses.
\'<! ith the closing of the academic year almost up on us, the question of elecr ions becomes the sub ject of conversat ion. This year rl>e method of elecrmg has been changed and the new sysrem should stimul ate mor-e interest and enthusiasm am ong rhe members o f rh e Student Body. Th e cand id a res seeking these responsible o(fi c·:':S will be g iven :1n opportunity to speak before the school on April 2 Isr and their campaign managers will presenr nominating speeches, c iting the qualifications and capab ili t ies of their nom1nees.
Msgr. Dunn Gives Vocation Talk Monsignor Louis W. Dunn spoke recentl y on relig ious vocations to rhe student body ar a special ::lSsembly call ed by Mother Mary Hilch , R .S.M., Pres id ent o f Salve R egina Coll ege. The first parr of the progra m co nsisted of a ra lk by Monsig nor D un n o n rhe relig ious life in ge neral and the req uirements for a voca tion. A movi e was rhen shown depicting the So:: iery o f Our Lady of Pro vid ence. This re lig ious order was found ed by our Bishop, the Mos t Re verend Russell J. M cVinney, in Stprember. 1955. I r is open to women betwee n seventeen and rhirry-five and offers fulfillm ent o f a relig ious vocat io n in the following choice o f careers: soci al work , reach ing, par ish visitatio n, nursi ng and Ct ttc herica l work.
M. Klement, A. Losordo, To Edit "Regina Maris" The fa culty recently :tnnounccd rhe ed itors and the business manager for rhe 1960 yearbook, the Regina i\'lm'is. Miss Marie Klement and Miss Alice Losordo have been chosen ro ed ir this publication. Mari e is an English major and a History minor. Alice, also an English major, is raking her minor in Education. Th e position of Business manage r is ro be fulfill ed by Miss Patricia Duniga n. She is majoring in hisrory and minonng in Business.
The class !S organ1 z1ng many activ ities to sponsor their yearbook. 01:·e of these projects is selling the Salve R egina keys and their com ing project is rhe Polyn esian Aloha, an idormal dance ro be held at M ercy Hall on May 9, ar 8 o'clock. The remainder of rhe staff has 1~ot yer been chosen, bur before rhe end of rh ~ academic year the positi ons wil l be filled. During the summer th e work will be starred o n this publication so rhar in rhe fall r~:e act ual writing may be begun .
W. R. A. Headlines Th e 1958-59 basketball season at Salve Reg ina has ended wirh a record of four wins and two losses. The g irls won the ir gam es against A nnhursr, Our Lady of rhe Elms, Edwards and Riv-eria. Nor o nly has rhe basketball ream been a success bur many other a:riviti es underta ken by rhe gir ls have shown enthusiasm and cooperation. Each week we see girls on rhe tennis court practicing rheir s ~rvill'~ and th eir strokes. Soon they will be prepared for the tournament which will be held during the month of May. An other event of the spring season which has held rhe ·e nthusiasm o f a number o f Salve Reg ina students has been swimming held ar the M ary Srreer Y. M. C. A. Swimming is still being held every W ednesday evening and rhe gir ls have expressed their desires of holding this next year. The girls have received instru ctions in Senior Life Saving and instructing others. On April twenty e ighth a Banquet for W. R . A. members will be held ar Angelo's. Ar this dinner rhe g irls will receive awards for parriciraring in the activities of the club. The success of the ream depended largely upon the seniors al l of wh om we re first string guards. Susan Hatfie ld , Donna Hurd and Deanna Mannix will no longer spark S. R. C.'s ream. The ream will miss them, rlx~ ir enthusiasm and the ir cooperation.
EBB TIDE Published six times a year by the students of Salve Regina College, Newport, R. I.
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Glee Club Presents Benefit Performances; Joint Concert Wifh Manhattan This semester has been a pretty busy one for rhe girls in rhe Glee Club. On March 13rh rhe "Hi Seas" appeared at Cransron High School Auditorium for a benefit scholarship fund and sang a medley of runes from 'The King and I" ar.d "My Fair Lady". This group is c:: m?rised of the following girls: M a r: ~ Lazlo, Dolores Maroes, Janis 1Ecs, lnes Silva, Elizabeth Berry, Peggy Cawley, Carolyn Downs, Elair.-e Cronin , Beverley Dileone, Fran Garmize and Mary Hennessey. Especially active was the month of April when on the 9rh rhe C'ueen's Choristers m er with the Gl ee Club of the N ewport Hospital Sch ool of Nursing Chorus in Ochre Ccurr ro pr-esent "Melod ies on Pande". The program was a light one whi ch was e njoye d by all. Again in April , o n th e 17th and 18th rhe "Hi Seas'' were called upon ro perform in a var iety show which was a benefit for Saint Joseph's Hcspiral in Providence. The "Nightingale's" were also on hand ro enterrain wirh Janet R ousseau accompanying. On Sunday afternoon, April 26rh, rhe Glee Club of Salve R eg ina College will jo in wirh Manhattan College at 3 :00 P. M. ro present a "Shower of Song". This will he held at R ogers High School Auditorium, and will be given for rhe benefit of rhe Carbolic Charity Fund Appeal. We urge all ro join us on this day, not only for your support bur primarily ro hear the marvelous Glee Club of Manhattan College, that we are once again proud and honored to be performing wirh.
Betsy Phillips 5. N. 0. Delegate In March the Student Nurses Organization held a meeting to elect rhe incoming Junior delegate for their organization. Mary Elizabeth ( Bersy ) Phillips was elected ro rht position. Betsy is a member of rhe class of 1961 and is presently ar Farima H ospital in Providence for some of her practical training. She is a resident of Newport, and a graduate of R ogers High School where she actively participated on the yearbook sraff, and in the g lee club. Betsy is also interested in sports and all kinds o f music. While she was on campus she was a member of rhe Queens' Choristers. In her position as the Junior delegate Bersy will represent rhe S. N. 0. on various occasions such as meetings and conventions.