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VACATION!!!
Of Mary Vol. 13, No . 5
Sal ve Re g ina Co llege, Newport, R. I.
Carolyn Downs To Lead Class Of '61 Carolyn D owns, a resident o f Providence, and a grad uate of Sr. Mary's Academy, Bay View, was elected president o f the incoming jun ior class. In high school she was vice president o f her cl ass for two years and a member o f the Rh ode Island H onor Society. Whil e at Salve Regina she has been class representative to the Stude nt Council for tw o years and an active me mber of the Queen's Choristers. The newl y elecred vi ce pres ide nt is Betsy Phil! ips, a nursing m a jor. She is a grad uate of R ogers Hi gh Schcol where she also was a m ember o f the Rhod e Island H onor Society. Betsy recentl y returned from a Nursing Conventio n 111 Philadelphia where she r·epresented Salve Regina as Tunior De legate. Class secretary is M auree n McGillicuddy, a Spanish m a jor and an education minor. M aureen has plenty of experience as she was class secretary this past year :111d also served in the same position at Sr. Toseph's Acade my in P ortland , Maine. Judith Ready, a nat ive o f Lexington, Mass., was re-elected treasurer. She is m ajoring in ho me economi cs and mino ring in arr. Jud y would like ro go into the fie ld o f inter ior decorating after g rad uat ion. This year's resident Student Cou ncil representative is Carol M orse from Rumford. An English m ~ j o r and an ed ucation mino r, Carol pla ns to teach a ft er graduatio n. She is also active in Dramatics Club and the Ebb Tide here at Salve R eg ina. Sue Hal e will fill the position of commuter representative to Stude nt Council. She is a native of N ewport and a g radu ate o f R ogers High School. This past year she was v ice president of the Commmers' Club.
May Calender May 28
May 29
June
D ay of Recollecrio n for Seniors M ay Processio n Senior-Sophomore Banquet R esidents leave for Summer vacauon Commenceme nt Ball and Dinner at Shamrock Cliff Hotel Commencement at O chre Court, at 3 P. M .
May, 1959
Gail Fisher, Irene McCarthy Leaders of Class of 1960
Queen Ha ll
Sister M ary Hild a, R.S.M., recently a nnoun ced thac Salve R egin a College has purchas·ed a new building to be opened as a res idence hall in the fall o f 1959. "La Verriere", the former M ou lron estate, is situated o n Hellevue and Ruggles A venues, and has been purchased from Mrs. Ge raldine Carthage Bodley, with the lega l adv ice of Mr. Cornelius C. M oore and Mr. Franc is X . Flannery. The College has named the forty-five room structure "Qu een H all" in honor o f the Bl·essed M other o f G od, Que·en o f the Universe. This attractive G eorgian type dwelling, located in the exclusive section o f N ewport will offer the utmost in gracious living to irs occ upants. Situated on approx imately five acres of land, the grou nds are attractively landscaped with sweeping lawns, shade trees, and a lo vely rose garden. Th e large parlors on the first floor w ill remain much the sa me, with the g irl s residing o n the other floors. With the purchase o f Queen H all the number of res id ence halls procur·ed by the Col lege during the short spa n of ri me si nce it has .ex isted is raised ro six. The other five are M oore H all , M ercy H all , O chre Court, M cAuley H all , and M arian Hall. The incoming seniors, the Class of 19o0, will be the first class to occupy the build in g. This property will eliminate the use of the former Carmeli te M onasca ry o n Narragansett Avenue, wh ich was ro have been a temporary resid.e nc·e hall.
Soda lity Elects B. O'Brien '60 On Wednesday, M~y 13th, the me mbers of the Maria Reg ina Soda! ity assembled to deer the offi ce rs for the coming yea r. Under the supervision of Sis ter Mary Eloise, R .S.M. , the moderaror, rhe foll ow ing g irl s were chosen to lead the Sodality for the year 1959-60: Barbara O 'B ri·en, Pre fect ; Cl a ire Shannon , Vice-Prefect ; Mary c~ro l King, Secretary, and Ann M~rie D oo lan, DirectOr of Probationers. Before th e close of rhe present school year, the o fficers will meet with Sist·er Mary Eloise tO disc us rhe future act ivities of the Sod~liry and ro make plans for next yc~r·s program.
f To The Class O f '59 \'V' e, the und ergradu :tres of Salve R egi na College, wish to rake th is opportu nity to exend our besr wishes ro yo u, che ~raduat ing class, rhe class o f 1959. You have been a ~ude ro us whil e yo u were h-ere ar Sa lv·e R egina, and om minds wi ll nor quickly forget rh-e niceties and littl e o:~ xtra things that you have done for us. \X'e will keep you in our l'rayers and in om thoughts for m:tny years to come, though yo u l e~ve rhe campus, in actuali ty you .remain wich us in spir ir. M ay God help you and bl ess yo ur future.
The class of '60 recently elected two new offi cers to guide them throug h their last and most important yea r o f college. G ail Fisher, a perite soc ial 'c ience major, was elected president. "F ishy", as she is known to her classmares, comes from Sr. Mary's Academy, where she also was president of h-er senior class, m aking her well aqua inted with the duties of a class officer. This aqu aintance h ~s been strengt hened at Salve Reg ina, for she served as cl ass treasurer for the past two years. H er e nthusiasm and loyalty have made her a very popular and acrive member of her class and a g irl well capable ro handle her new duries. Th e new vice president is Irene McCarthy, a tall , d ark ha ired Newporter. Re nee is a Foods major and is ·eas ily recogni zed by her pleasant manner and frie ndliness. She is ~ member o f the Qu ee n's Choristers and H ome Economics Club, displaying leadership in both . She has what it takes ro m ake a good cl ass officer and is willing ro exercise this talent for the good of the class. M onique Geffroy was re-elected S·ecre tary of rhe senior year class. She is a hisrory major and an education minor. The class treasurer is Phyllis Coffey, a res ident o f Winchester, Mass. and a g rad uate of Marycliff Academ y. She is an English major and an ed ucatio n minor. Phyllis is also active in the Queen's Choristers. G ail Fonraine will represent the residems on Student Council. She is a nati ve of Whitman. She plans to reach social science after she grad uates from Salve Reg ina. Representing the senior commuters is Berry Lawro n, a native of ewport and a gradu ate o f Sr. Cather ine's Academy. She is an English major and an ed ucation minor and would like to teach on the secondary leve l a fter grad uation.
at Salve Regina is by the observance of !' S own religious, social, dual traditions. Added tte routine is a varied l e which fills the preweeks with a combined reverence, joy, charity , will. party tria Regina Sodality's 1ristmas 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 ·, held in Mercy Hall e second week of DeSalve R egina's "fairy rs" enchant the children ·ogra m of delights and a nd are, in turn, amply by the excitement and mirrored in the eyes of ! visitors. /reath lemnity of the Advent k ept in focus 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 :he candle which syme coming of the Light rid . The Advent Wreath tl beauty is fashioned n.ted by Home Economts.
tt procession :eful elegance of Salve's 1g room is an approprig for the annual Holly 1y 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 stulcipate in the traditioncandlelight procession. ~ in the upper balconies, garbed in caps and :l. c a r r y i n g lighted :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 ) represent the homage : Infant King by every ni a n . rd - bound s t u d e n t s they share in the three Eve Masses which eliRegina's observan ce birth.
Dr. Ma lik U. N . Presi dent Gives Message Of Pea ce
5'/zings Significant
\XIir h the air charged with Commencement, o ur things rr :~ d i t i o n :d and therefore sig nifica nt, narurall y revolve arou nd our seniors. C bss D ay with irs laurel chain, irs tree Mr. Chari es M alik , Pres ident of pl ant ing, and irs honors; Comthe G eneral Assembl y of the Uni ted N ations, recentl y honored Salve mencement wi th i ts conferring of Regina wi th his p rese nce. Mr. degre-es and irs fare wells, these have Malik made a brief visit ro rhe col- g reat sig ni fica nce at this time o f t he lege and addressed rhe entire stu- year. Since way back in 195 1 and our dent body in the G reat H all of O chre Courr. H e and the mem bers first grad u:tt ing cLiss, one rr:d iof his parry showed much enthus- rional act ivi ty, fr equ entl y ta ken for iasm and pleasure in viewing our granted, is rhe sil ver tea give n by beauri ful coll ege. \XI hil e in Prov i- the Sa lve R eg ina Gu ild in honor of dence, M r. M ali k vis ited Brown rhe s::-niors. I t is one o f the "b ig" Uni vers ity and le ft rhem w ith rhe events in a num ber of big eve nrs sam e message o f good will. H e asked for help and prayers in pro- sp onsored by the G uild for Salve moting peace t hroug hout t he world , R eg ina. For wi th ·each ·: omm enceand also for rhe strengt hening of ment, the G uild puts aside all irs fore ig n re lations. Late r Mr. M:li ik ordinary functio ns and for one day and his fri ends who acco mpa nied pays honor ro the seni ors. As the him 01 1 h is ro m were entertai ned s::n i o r~ come dow n rhe great sra irar N ewport's famous "Br-eakers". cas·e and int rod uce t hemselv-es to Another speaker of equa l d ignity rhe president and the m embers of add ressed an asse mbl y, Fat her J ohn rhe Gu il d, sofr music lends :~ rm os D onovan, a M ary kn oll m issionary phere, spring Rowers mingle their and native N ewporter, who just return ed fro m his miss ionary fie ld in frag rance, and silver servi ce send s Larin Ameri ca . Father gave us a off t iny spears of lig ht ro dance on realistic vi-ew o f living condi tions spoo ns and m ore silve r. Lu ncheon brings its own joy and of his p eop le . H e descr ibed t his country as a "beggar sitting o n a informa lity- this is a "famil y" rlay go lde n th ro ne." N atural resourc-~s -a nd an other trad iti on is carried are abund ant, yer tra nsportation is on for rhe ni nt h yea r w irh congrat uexrremely d iffic ul t for them. F a~her lations to rhe class o f 1959. le ft us all with a berrer und erstand ing of the problems that musr be fa ced and overco me by rhe p eople SPONSORS o f this counrry. Aquidn e ck Island Creamery, Inc. Arnold Art Store
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The Month of Mary, Our Queen, Our Alma Mater
Salve R egina! That beaut iful invocation of our heavenly M other, is the name of anorher m o ther-our Alma Mater. H ere at o ur coll ege there is amp le evid ence of consecra tio n ro our Quee n, as se·en in rhe names of o ur buildings: Rosary H all-named after Mary's fav o rite prayer ; M ari an h'a ll-the belo ved name of M ary herself; Angelus H all- in ho nor of the c: ui:: r mome nt of rh e Annunciatio n when Mary consented ro be rhe M other d G :JJ; and our most recent building, Quee n H all- reca lling the g lori ous Coronation o f o ur Blessed M o the r. Our Iife, o ur sweetness, and our hc;p e 1 H ow can Salve R egina enthrone her in our lives? M ary, rhe M orher of M-ercy, our Qu een, our model, o ur most gracious advoca te with G od. Le r us ask he r who dwelr On Tu esday, May 5, rhe future always in the presence o f her Lord , sophornore class held elections and who delig hted Him daily in his nomin ari ons o f ;:heir class offi cers co urrs, ro m ake us realize His presfor rhe coming acad-e mic year. enc-e wirh us, especiall y His EuchaEJ.ecred as presid ent was M ary ri stic p resence in the chapel. Le t us H eal y, and rh e vice-pres ide ncy was as k her help ro rever·ence Him fir- filled by Beverl y DiLeone. t ing ly as Cath olic college stude nts. El ecte d fo r rh e o ffi ce o f secre tary I.er us beg her intercession , that all for rhe coming year was Ell en Dunrh e days o f our Jives we may be rhy fro m Provid ence. For the office mind ful of our rank, childre n of o f treasure r, a nursing major w:~ s Mary, d aug hters o f a Queen, prin - chosen, M ary R afferty. Se lect·ed as cesses ro a "W oman clothed with d:ty srud ent r-epresentative was rhe sun , and rh e m oon und er feet, Hel en Furtad o. a m ath m ajor. M ary and o n her head a crown o f twelve Carol King was chosen t o represent
S. G. A. Representative To Lead Sophomores, '62
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Spanish Club Holds Din ner Moore Hall was th e scen·e reC·entl y for the annu al dinner pre sented by El Circulo Salamanca , the Spanish Club o f Salve Reg ina College. Rev. Irving Georges, O .P. , was rh e g ues t o f honor. O rhers at te nding were the me mbers o f the Spanish Club and sophomore and fr eshmen Spa n ish students. The chie f cours-e was "a rroz con pollo"-rice with chi cken cooked by Sis ter Mary J ohn Francis, R.S .M . Th e me nu also included salad , ho t rolls, coffee, and ice cream . D ea nna Encalada , preside nt, gave the welcoming speech, in which she spoke o f the vari ous activi t ies o f rhe club. R osa daSilva, vice president, th en spoke o n the reachertraining progra m for Sp a ni s h majors. The fin al speech was g iven by J ane Integli a, secreta ry-treasurer, about the vari ous courses offered for Spani sh m ajo rs. A feature o f thi s fin al affa ir o f the Spa nish Club was a display of fl ags o f the South Ameri ca n countr ies and o f other art icles m ade in Spain and South America.
A Special Thanks With the swift approaching o f the end of anorher year, we ta ke rime out to offer our thanks ro va rious mem bers of rhe facul ty and stude nt body for servi ces re nde;-ed. Year a ft er yea r pass·es, however, with m any p eople, wi thout wh ose servi ces we would b e los t, b eing forgotten in the vari ous 1isrs o f gratui ties. It is to these that we ded icate this article. T o Si ster M ary D onald and Sisre r Mary Wilhelm ena for keeping t he chapel so love ly. To Si ste r M ary Ru fi na for keeping the booksrore adequ ately supp lied . T o Sister Marie Therese for a most efficient and we ll-sup plied library. T o Sister M ary J ohn Francis for keeping the vend ing m achines supplied. T o the m en and wom en w ho ~ 1ways keep o ur building s look ing so neat. T o the receptionists w ho rake our telephone ca lls. T o the ca feteria and ki tchen staffs for keeping us well-fed. T o "Charli e's Coffee Wago n" fo r p roviding us wi th a 9 : 15 snac k! To all who perform the little servi ces which mean so much to studen t life we extend a trul y w :~ rm thank-you!
Poem To Our Lady \'{I.e have seen her the world over, Our Lady o f th e Goldfinch, Our Lady o f the Cand leobra, Our Lady of the Pom egrani re, Our Lady of the cho ir; w e have seen her, an empress, magnificent in p omp and g race, and we have seen her wi th a sing le fl ower or a clu ster of gard en-pinks in a g lass bes ide her ; we have seen her snood drawn over her ha ir, or her face set in profile wi th the blue hood and stars; we have seen her head bowed down with rh e we ig h t of a doo med crow n, or we hav·e S·een her, a wisp of a g irl trapped in a golde n halo; we have seen her wi th arrow, with cl oves and a heart lik e a valentine; we have see n her in fine silks Jmp ortecl from a ll over the Levant, and hung wi th p earl s brough t from th e city o f Consta ntine; we have seen her sle·e ve of every imag in able shad e o f damas k and figured brocade it is true, th e p ainters d id very we ll by her it is tru e, they ne ver miss·ed a line o f th e suave rurn o f the head or the subtil e shade o f the lo wered eyelid or eyelids half-raised ; you find her e verywhere (or d id find ), in cathedral , museum , cloister, at the turn of the palace sta ir.
by H. D.
Co n g r a t u I a t i o n s are in order to Mi ss Fran Marr in , a m ember o f the class of 1960, who has just been awa rded the summer o f stud y at the Alliance Franca is in Pari s, France. Mi ss Marr in is a French ma jor ,111d an Edu cat ion min or. W e all wish Fran success in her stud ies during the su mmer!
e at Salve Regina is by the observance of !'s own religious, social, cdual traditions. Added tte routine is a varied l e which fills the pre: weeks with a combined reverence, joy, charity, will.
JuneThe Mon th For The Sacred Heart "T his is rhe heart whi ch has loved men so mu ch and in retu rn is loved by them so li ttl e''. Th es·e are the wo rd s rhat were spoken to St. M argaret M ary whe n .Jesus ap pea red to her during rhe octave of Corpus Chr ist i in the yea r 1675 . H ow true rhese words act uall y are 1 In the hu stl e and b ustl e we te nd to thin k o f classes and books ra ther tha n the spi ritua l th ings of life. M ay, the m onth we're in , is dedi cated to Mary, b ut what of .June? T he S,lcrecl H eart o f J esus is g iven special devotion d ur ing the mon th o f Ju ne. \'{! e will no t be here, we may be vacatio ni ng, or at a summ er job, or just anywhere! ! ! Bu t wherever we are it will st ill be rhe mon rh o f Jun e-The M onth of the Sacred H ear t. During this m onth there are ma ny li ttl e prayers that we may offer to the Sacred H eart, nun y li tde ·ex rra sacrifices for H is honor and glory, a nd li ttle ejacu lations just to let Him kn ow that we remember. Think of all H e does for us, and we at the m ost can do these li tt le thi ngs for Him. T hese things seem rri te, bu r rhe m ore that we honor God, the m ore he will bless us. R emember the Sacred H eart d uring June! Summer Trends
East is east, and W est IS west, and always rhe twain shall meet-in dresses borrowed fr om the Orient ro a g irl s prettiest new advantage. Thi s summer we are going to see q ui te a few bri g h t J apa nese pr ints, and we look for good news ahead as the wa istline ;·er urns. \'V e also look forward to another su mm er of pa isley dresses. T he sheath will be p ut away for the flo wi ng grace fulness of full skirrs. Thi s year m ore than ev r, pu ff sleeves are a mu st on every g irls list, for dresses as well as blouses. In rhe blouse department we find flora l ·~ m broideri es b rig hteni ng up cotto n blo uses as well as lacy blo usons. T he short overbl ouse will sti ll re main popul ar. Separa tes for rhe sum mer Gt rry o ur themes of foreig n in fluence. Eng li sh and J apa nese p rinrs, Nordic and Lar in sty les as well as a Safari look for the ra incoat. Shoes this yea r offer us a wide vari·e ry o f choice in style and in color. The po inted roe is sti ll popular, but the shoe manufactllrers are also in trod ucing the square roe whi ch rh us far has n't been roo popular. Some shoes f.earure heels ~hat are "squashed'' or sli m, with Insteps always gracefull y dera iled.
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Marilyn Sullivan
Perhaps her tra nq uil yet gay envi ro nment accounts for the pleasan t and infectious m an ner o f M ar ilyn Sulliva n, call ed q uire fi tti ng lyH ap py. Wi th N e wport inhere nt in her bluod, hav ing li ved here all her life, she atte nded Sain t Cat herine's Academy and could n't pass up Salve R egina. Ju dg ing fro m the cover o f the book H ap py was swdying, ir was concluded with li ttl e d ifficu lty that her m ajor is soc iology. She was av id ly study ing for rh os·e ev ilscomprehe nsives. H appy's emhus ias m is welco med in the Commuter's Cl ub of wh ich she was Vice Preside nt, a nd Stud ent Co uncil on which she also ser ved as Vice Pres ident. H appy's pl ans for next year's venture inro the outside worl d are un certa in as are her p lans for the su mm er. W e do kn ow, however, that she will soak up rhe su n and the sea, a must on the agenda.
S. N. 0 . Elects 1959-60 Offi ce rs Si st·er M ary N orbert, R.S.M ., was g uest speaker at the M ay m eeting of the Stud ent N urses' O rga ni za t ion here at Salve Regina. Sister's subject was the Sociolog ica l Aspects o f Nurs ing and includ ed m any th oughts upo n the idea ls that all nu rses, particu lar ly those trained :lt Salve Regina, should follow. As for S.N.O. acr iviries o ursiclc of thi s col lege-J anet R oussea u and Betsy Phillips recentl y rep res·e nted Sa lve R egina at the National Student Nurses' A ssociatio n Convention. J anet R ousseau has also bee n elected corresponding secretary of rhe R hode I sland Student N urses' Assoc iation. \'<! i rh rhe year coming to a close, the m embers of the S.N .O. wish to rake thi s opportuni ty to th ank nll rhose who have g ive n their sincere and unselfis h sup port to all the projects rhis year.
aria Regina Sodality's :tristmas party for uns-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 Mercy Hall .e second week of DeSalve Regina'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. Vreath lemnity of the Advent k ept in focus by oble cer emony of lighting :nt Wreath. Beginning freslunan class on the lay evening, each group in the Great Hall to week with the simple, ~ prescribed prayers and th e candle which syme coming of the Light rid. The Advent Wreath tl b eauty is fashioned nted by Home Economts. 1t procession teful eleg a nce of Salve's 1g room is an approprig for the annual Holly 1y faculty members are 1ests and are feted by d junior r esident stuhe name of the student litional Noel festivities .hrough the week in all halls. ·iately, the merriment feasting is replaced by solemnity as the stuicipate in the traditioncandlelight procession. 5 in the upper balconies, garbed in caps and d c a r r y i n g lighted :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 y ear, is Marie B e f o r e the creche, ! lighted by each class :> r epresent the homage ' Infa nt King by every nian. rd - bound s t u d e n t s they share in the three E ve Masses w hi ch eliRegina 's observa n ce birth.
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Comi ng Events For Th e Alumna e
Freshmen and Sophomores Present Folk Dance Festival Dances of m any differe nt orig ins were presenred ar rhe Folk Fest ival sponsored by the Physica l Edu cation deparrmenr on Tu esd ay, May 19th. Fo r man y weeks the fr-es hm en and sop homores, und er the d ir-ecr ion of Mrs. Miri am Smith , have been praCticing rhese da nces of vari ed countries. At rhe festival the classes were bro ken inro g roups and each presenred five dances. One o f the fr eshman groups presente d Fado Bl anquira- Portugese origin; La Soyette-Fre nch origin ; Buggy Scholli sle- an inrernation:·tl dance ; a Me xican waltz and the Patz Lanz, a Jewi sh wedding dance. Th e ocher gro ups pr-ese nred an Israelian dance call-ed H armoni ca, a German polka-Polka Za Dri en, and N ap oleon, a dan ce of D anish orig in. The sophomore classes did dances of Irish, Li thu anian, Russian, French, Serbi an, Scotti sh, Swiss and G erman or ig in s. The entire sophomore class presenred rhe Road ro rhe Isles, a Scottish couples dance, and then they broke in ro in d ivid ual gro ups. Each g roup p res-enred rbree dances. The Mi se rl ou, a danc·e of Greek-Am eri can orig in , was the o ne presenred by rhe sophomore class for rh e laurel chain on class da y.
Lois Scriven Home-Ec. President Elecri on o f o (fi cers o f rhe Home Economics Club for the 1959-hO academic yea r was held o n W ednesday, May 6th. Th e resul ts are as follow s : Lois Scriven, pres ide nr ; Ann Corcoran, vi ce pres ide nr ; Irene McCarthy, secretary ;. and M ary Connolly, treasurer. Install ation of offi cers rook phce on May 13th in t he H ome Economics LaboratOry. Gu ests of honor at rhe cere mony were R everend Irving A. Georges. O.P., R everend John T. Shea and Miss Ali ce Monson, reac he r o f H ome Economics :H Rogers Hig h School. The investiture was foll owed by a Senior Farewell Dinne r prep ared by th e und ergradu ate m embers of rhe Club. Lo is Scr ive n p resenred a gifr ro Mi ss Ag nes Givren, retiring presidenr, in app rec i:nion fo r all rhar she has done for th e club. Singing of club songs and rhe college song foll owed. Mi ss Irene McCarthy and Mi ss Eli za beth Berry then e ntertained rhe gro up with colored slid es of N ewport :md Europe.
S. R. C. Holds Baby Day On Sunday afte rn oon, Ma y 3, Salve R egi na held its annual B :~ by D ay. Th e Alumnae and rheir families mer in Ochre Court ar 2 :30 o'cl ock to imrod uce their hmilies and fri ::nds to former reac hers, classm ares and fri ends. The Grear H all succum bed ro the friv olities of rhe gay yo ungsters and all form ali ties were n.: li nq ui shed. U pon arriving, eac h child was presented with a .M irac ul ous Mcd:d on a blue ri bbo n. After much so:::ialising by the ad ults and a good deal of fri end- making and playing by the yo un ger g uests, rh e gather ing moved lO th e main dining room whe re the youngsters were ueared ro <ln "ice-cream and cake" p :t rty and the pa rents were served tea. Th e day ended with Benedicri on of rhe Bl essed Sacra menr in the coll ege chapel and a bl ess ing of the c!-lild re n. As usual, the traditi onal Baby D ay was m ost successful and enJ oy :~ bl e for all who attended.
On May 12, the members of rhe N ewport Chapter of rhe S:tlve Regin a Alumnae held a buffer supp er for the incoming members to th eir secti on of their ch apter. This function was held at rhe home of K athlee n Sullivan, '58 in N e wport, and the menu consisted o f :1 spag hetti supper. On May 27, rhe execuriv-e b:: > :ud of whi ch Mrs. Maureen Oates Sw eer .ey is Pr-esid·enr will wdcome the senio r members from t he Providenc·e area and have them as guests at a Buffe t dinner. Al umnae Day will be !leld ~his ,·ear on .Tune 8, with Mrs. Patricia Sullivan Walsh as Chairman. Th ere will be a dinner, a faculty reception, and a meeting. Th e Class of 1954 und er the chairmanship of Mrs. Joan Halloran Shea will have a cockta il party and a dinner a t the Mu·e nchinger King Hote l. This •eve nt will foll ow th e Alumnae Day.
Charle.r Mctlik 1083 Park Avenue Apartment 9-B May 12, 1959 Sis re r M ary Hi lda, R.S.M. President, Salve Regina College N ewport, Rhode Island DEAH SISTER H ILDA,
Thank you for your lette r of May 1, 1959. I enjoyed my visit to yo ur wonderful College very much. I was deeply moved by the beaury of the building and rhe order and peacefulness which reigned all around. May our Lord grant you every good and perfect gift from above. Do please re membe r me whenever you can before His Altar and espec ially remember my wife and o nly son . Faithfully yours, CHARLES MALIK
President of rhe 13th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
Glee Club Honors Members On Mond ay, May 10, the Queen 's Choriste rs held a surprise shower for Marie Lazlo and Peg Cawl ey. Th e girls, meeting at 4 p. m. in M ercy H all, served light refreshments, and presented Marie and Peg with appropriate gifts. Both Marie :l!ld P.eg were very surprised for they bad :~trended an appar-e nt meeting to elect the new o fficers for next year. The Choristers then expressed rhe ir sincere cong ratulatio ns and best wishes to the prospective brides in their new vocations.
Carol Reardon '61 To Edit Ebb Tide For 1959-60 Carol Reardon , a member of the class of 1961 , has been appointed editor of the Ebb Tide for 1959-60. She bad experience in journalism during high school where she was make-up editor of the school paper and sports' editor of .the year book. At Sa lve Regina she has served on rhe Ebb Tide as m ake -up editor during her freshman year and coeditor rhis pasr year. Carol is a Spanish major and an educati on minor. She plans to go into reaching on the secondary level after graduation. The Business Manager for the coming year will be K are Gilmore, who is replacing Marie McCarthy. Kate is a graduate o f Sacred He:1rr High School in Kingsron, M ass. In high school she was a m ember cf the National Honor Society and the year book sraff. For rhe p ast rwo years she has been a typist for rhe Ji.bb Tide. Kare plans to carry our the sponsor system of advertising iniariared by rhe business staff this year. Carol Morse, a graduate of Sr. Mary 's Academy, Bay View, will rep lace Anne Motte as Feature Editor. She worked on the school newspaper in high school and b:~s b een a member of the Ebb Tide sraff fer the past rwo years. Carol is an English major and an education minor. The rest of the staff will be announced at the beginning of the next academic year. A list will go up ar the beginning of the year to enable students interested in writing to join the Ebb T ide staff.
Seniors Elect Yearbook Staff It was announced recenrly by the faculty that Miss Marie Klement and Miss Alice Losordo would edir the publication of the renrh edition of rhe Regina Ma ris and that Miss Patricia Dunigan wo uld fill the position of Business M anager. At a recent meeting o f the junior cbss the remaining members of the staff we re nominated and e lected. Miss Martha Lyons and Miss N an Kelley were elected to be in charge of photography and Miss Elizabeth Rogan, Miss Sandra G ai and Miss Elizabeth Lawron were nominated to be in charge of ads. The girl who will fil l rhis position will be elected at the next meeting of rhe class. Ir was also decided rhar rhe girls would wear drapes in preference to white blouses for their graduation pictures. Sisrer Mary Jean, R.S.M., moderator of the year book, presided over the elections.