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1948
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Newport and its opulent splendor are as easily associated as New York and Wall Street, San Francisco and its Golden Gate, and Washington, the site of the White House. Dreams of living within the grandeur of Newport were suddenly realized with the opening of our college. The city really made a lasting impressio~ upon me when first I viewed the contrasts that make up 1ts strange beauty. To those who have never had the opportunity of actually stepping into historic Newport, the name is only a legend of all that was glorious and stately in the past, and all that is representative and select in the p~es~nt. However, only a short visit through the narrow, wmdmg streets lined with quaint shops, and along the pleasant treelined avenues shading glorious mansions symbolizing the past, may we fully realize the stirring significance of Newport in the world of yesterday and our modern world of industry and mechanism. Newport began its career in a humble fashion over a century ago with the coming of Southern planters to this northern portion, and gradually men of letters and wealth were drawn to the small resort bordering the sea, and looking across to the Europe from which it soon borrowed so much in architecture, literature, and art. Climate, location, and beauty made it the favorite residence of families representative of the growth, wealth, and future of a young and ambitious nation, and these same assets made Newport a reminder of all that was cherished and preserved from the avenues and shores of France, Italy, and England in the Romantic era. The majestic Old Colony House, erected in 17 38, the Old Trinity Church, 1726, the mysterious Old Stone Mill and the Redwood Library, the oldest public library in the country, all belong in the pages of eighteenth ce~Â tury history and have remained stau~ch and sturdy to th1s day as monuments of colonial architecture and mtellect. The present day Newport has advanced commercially and industrially as have all portions of this nation. Educational projects have been founded and military defenses erected, but these modern elements necessary to a world of learning and turmoil have failed to penetrate famed Ochre Point and the Ocean Drive. The renowned mansions stand challenging the sea and the twentieth century, remaining ever commanding and ideal. Perhaps it is this unwavering determination which has made Newport .the only lasting resort for the great names of a great nat10n.
On February 6, we were solemnly invested in the cap and gown. It was the institution of a tr~diti?n here at the college, a tradition, which hardly reachmg 1ts ~oots into our soil, is ivy-covered in other colleges and umversities. The cap and gown have a history. They are steeped in the romance of medieval lineage and being the product of a dignified, gradual evolution in the history of learning, they have reached tenacles deep into the heart of every college student. The cap and gown had their origin in the eleventh century when the revival of learning took place in E_ur?pe, and all the major universities of the era, great assooat1ons of art gilds for the most part, immediately adopted the use of them as outward symbols of achievement. They were at first long gowns with hoods draped over the back of them for both practical and intellectual purposes: the hood served as a hat. Gradually, the hood ceased to be worn at all except by professional men, and it was not until after the sixteenth century that caps of particular forms were worn by professional and ecclesiastical persons to indicate their profession and rank. In 1564, a poem was printed which cleverly described the features which distinguished the caps. It begins like this: Any cap, whate' er it be, Is still the sign of some degree. . . and goes on to describe the academic caps as: 'Tis square like scholars and their books: The rest are round but this is square, To show that they more stable are. . . . And so, the academic cap and .gown descend with very little variance from the sixteenth century to the present age of learning. They symbolize attainment, realization, and ultimate achievement in their field, and in some small measure, they do for us. But for the most part they indicate a beginning for us; they slant the ladder towards the goal of success. We have much to live up to; we have not yet merited the cap and gown. The remaining years here in college will prove our worth.
§i(t o( !Buitdi~1- and _tand An indoor gymnasium, a chemistry laboratory, and new dormitories for Salve Regina! Can anyone think of a more pleasing gift for the faculty and students of our College? I'm reasonably sure they cannot, unless they cite the beautiful sixteenth-century stained-glass window (continued lo page 3)
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Established December 18, 1947
Published monthly by the students of Salve Regina College Newport, Rhode Island Editor-in-Chief
Patricia Byrne '51 Associate Editors
Rita Belanger '51
Catherine Hogan '51
Jean McAuliffe '51
Art Editors
Ann Marie Cotter '51
Norma Haronian '51
Mary Reidy '51
Staff Reporters
Eleanor McGrath '51 Camille Henault '51 Jane Mycroft '51 Theresa Walsh '51 Patricia Whalan '51 Patricia Dooley '51 Joan Danis '51 Jean Judge '51 Circulating Manager
Mary Quinn '51 Typists
Frances Bridgeman '51
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Catholic Press month has been celebrated nationally by public fanfare, and in our own state through the Mass of the Holy Ghost solemnized by our beloved Bishop in Providence. Catholic "lower" schools organized rallies, skits, pep talks, and song fests to instill in their various members the apostolic spirit for promoting the reading of commendable magazines and papers, the output of publishing companies whose knowledge comes from authoritative sources. A very necessary part of printing and distributing news is money. The secular press has ample means at its disposal for the promotion of its various publications. Unless the Catholic Press is supported by great numbers of people, they are in desperate financial straits. Moral support is very good and necessary but it does not pay the bills. Practical Christian charity must be forthcoming with thousands of paid subscriptions a concrete fact, so that moribund Catholic publications will be the exception rather than the rule. Boost the sales of orthodox books, newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, and by the way, DO take a little time to peruse a few, while you are at it. It will return a hundred percent in the time invested, a wonderful dividend on your original speculation.
..i}_nt The symbolic shadow of the cross with its connotaHe who works with his hands is a laborer. He who tions of bloodshed, punishment, and death sways fitfully over the private and personal lives of all Catholics during works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who the lenten season. I say fitfully, for though it enters works with his hands, his head, and his heart is an artist. sharply into our hearts like the blade of an elongated sword, the wound it causes, a self-inflicted wound of denial and sacrifice, heals quickly; in most cases much too speedily, and before the forty-day vigil has ended, scar tissue is settled, mended, and barely visible. At the outset of the penetential period, most of us Some of the students have recently been utilizing plan to set this weary old globe of ours on fire with their past scouting experience by acting as leaders in the prayer and sacrifice. Some succeed, but too often the parishes that sponsor troops. majority settle for merely striking a faintly glowing match of good works. This is indeed a deplorable state of affairs, Camile Henault and Patricia Dooley spend their for with just a little effort, we could, in our own small leisure time from four o'clock till five-fifteen every Monway, join the suffering Christ on His road to Calvary. day at St. Mary's School teaching scout law to children Since He has laid down his life for us, He has surely from seven to ten years. Rita Brosco and Frances Alcarez given us reason to love Him. Love is after all a willingness also act as leaders at St. Mary's, instructing their girls in to sacrifice all one possesses for another. "The Word made the basic principles of Good Grooming. Lucy Roberts flesh" was willing to suffer inconceivable agony for the takes a section of St. Augustin's troop every Monday from human race. The least we can do is try to overcome the four to a quarter past five for Parliamentary Law in its barriers caused by our weakened nature and continue our relation to class meetings, and at the same school Teresa seasonal acts of self-denial for His sake, for the love of Walsh is organizing a Brownie Glee Club. Him Who is. The Presbyterian Church is still another center for Where love is, one finds willingness and thus no end activity, where Ann Pansera teaches Nutrition to an assemto endurance and achievement. The desire for achieve- blage in the eleven to thirteen classification. Eileen Quinn ment we have; it's the endurance we need. Why not adopt is kept busy in the same place with lessons on sewing and the motto "To Jesus through Mary," and ask the Mother knitting. Betty O'Connell has volunteered for Salve Regiof God to help us? The Queen of sorrows will apply na's new enterprise, but is as yet unassigned to a definite every means in her power to alleviate the sufferings of post. her Holy Child, and a strengthening of our wills to adhere Ebb Tide congratulates these girls on their munificent to promised sacrifices most certainly do just that. Our use of their extra moments and wishes them all kinds of Lady is waiting, smiling and loving. Can we resist her luck in the field that their earnestness and keen sense of obvious invitation to guidance in the footsteps of her Son? value has chosen.
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Tentative plans for a trilateral conference under the auspices of the New England Catholic Student Peace Federation to be held at Salve Regina sometime during April are now being made. Salve Regina has contacted Holy Cross concerning the project A course in Parliamentary Law is now being launched under the supervision of Doctor Henry Nugent, Director of Adult Education in Rhode Island.
DRAMATICS CLUB We regret that we do not have time for long and With deep regret the Regina Players bid farewell to varied chats with our vice-president, Ellen Paula Hindle. their coach of the first half year, Mrs. Thomas Donahue. Free time between 9 A.M. and 3 P.M. just does not exist. Due to travelling and weather conditions, Mrs. Donahue Ellen is a day student and she leaves us after the last class found it literally impossible to continue her weekly trips and we have no week-ends together. This is a distinct to Salve Regina from Providence. However she has left loss to us. Ellen is very reticent and retiring, a girl of behind her a wonderful impression, and the members of few words. She pursues the even tenor of her way, rethe club wish to express their deep appreciation for all gardless of the white capped waves that dash against our the time and encouragement she has given them. sea wall, or ice covered roads, and perilous bus rides. Like We were not left long to cope rather feebly with our all quiet and silent folk, when her pet theories are quesuntutored dramatic ability though, for Mrs. Gardner Duntioned, Ellen can become very voluble, and then she ton of Newport has joined the ranks of Salve Regina's pleasantly surprises us. Yes, she likes fun and frolic and all out door sports are her hobbies-though according to faculty. Our new director, a woman of many accomplishher own account, she skates sitting down. Bye, now Ellen. ments, studied dramatics at Andover Academy and then at Wellesley College, both in Massachusetts. Her experiAll good wishes 'til we see you some more. ences on the stage have been varied, and a few of them might well be mentioned here. Mrs. Dunton travelled d/ntic~ with William Hodge for a year, which is something of a These exceedingly cold winter days find the "Salvites" histrionic accomplishment. She then played a season not snug as a bug in a rug, nor retired into the satisfying of stock in Providence, and eventually came back to Newwarmth of Ochre Court, but rather braving the tempestu- port, where for three seasons she entertained the public ous elements to pursue an innate love for swimming, div- at the local Casino Theatre. On retiring from the proing, and just plain splashing in a local pool. fessional stage, she became one of the guiding lights in Mrs. Archie Dailey, our gym instructor, has been the formation of the little theatre group which is now arduously drilling the swimmers and non-swimmers in known as "The Newport Players." preliminary and advanced strokes and in the fine art of With their new endeavor, "The Crown of Thorns", diving. Two students, Ann Marie Cotter and Lucy Roberts, a three-act lenten drama by Milton S. Agnew, the drama¡ have their senior life-saving certificates, and assist Mrs. tics club welcomes Mrs. Dunton to the College with high Dailey in instruction or by acting as life-guards for the hopes that much will be accomplished through the united "water babies" of the group at the shallow end of the efforts of director and cast. pool while she carries on lessons in the deeper section. GLEE CLUB Every Thursday finds the athletes stretching to the With the first public concert now only a cherished utmost muscles they never before realized they owned, memory, the members of the Glee Club are anticipating and testing their hidden faculties for staying under water. a Spring Concert. Before this event however, March the Those who have attended the classes, and who have also seventeenth will bring the lilt of Irish melodies as the enjoyed a "splashing good time" hope to have their efforts Queen's Choristers pay tribute to Saint Patrick with relished rewarded when the summer sun is once again high in Gaelic airs. Mary Quinn, president of the student body, the sky, just right for a good tan. and Geraldine Walsh, club president, have been appointed co-chairmen for this project. GIFT OF BUILDINGS AND LAND
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and other paintings and panels besides, that, though left at Ochre Court, were still family property until the Goelets recently waived all right to them. Yes, the family of Robert Goelet has been extremely generous again. Their latest endowment, consisting of a tract of land and another building, at the corner of Lawrence and Le Roy Avenues, is the outward expression of real thoughtfulness. Coming when expanison was imminent and most necessary, this real estate is deeply appreciated. For the new benefaction let our gratitude's tribute be our fondest prayers.
At a recent meeting the members of the Discussion Club unanimously voted that the new subject for debate and argument would be the engrossing topic, "Equal Education as a Basis for Marriage". There is a definite division in the club, one side striving to establish the affirmative while the other is battling furiously for the negative. Both are scurrying around to find information and statistics which prove their point in the controversy. But whatever final decision may be, there will be the realization that we have broadened our field of knowledge on a subject of the utmost importance today.
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On February the eleventh, the Sodality of our Lady held its temporal meeting with Jane Murphy, Vice-prefect, presiding. The Catholic Press, its power, truth, and our duty of supporting it were topics presented to the Sodalists by the following speakers: Joan Danis, Jean Judge, Ellen Hindle, and Jane Myecroft. The meeting was brought to a close by the Reverend Doctor Gerald F. Dillon Take for instance, the notice which Mary Cahill who gave an instructive talk on Lent. Visits to the Newport Cenacle also began this month. received from the New Bedford post-office telling her of an unstamped letter which was trying in vain to The Nuns of the Cenacle graciously invited the students reach her. It cost Mary the sum total of six cents to obtain to an afternoon tea, a real get-acquainted party. This gave the choice bit of news. However, it's a fact that she the opportunity to visit the beautiful Chapel on Battery considered it priceless. Street, an appreciated privilege. Many girls The girls who atvolunteered for the halftended a recent formal ~al'u-t: cf?~ina, ~afut:f hour of adoration at the at Providence College Cenacle, and they have SALVE REGINA, first in our heart, seem to have had a been assigned different very enjoyable evening. Preparing us in life to do our part. periods on Tuesday, From what I've heard, Let's not forget her as we learn and pray Wednesdays, and FriAnn Cotter did a fine days for their visitations. Following her star that guides us on life's way. job of supplying her As loyal clients honoring her name party with lots of We'll strive to bring her fame, We are happy to anlaughs. She, Eileen Stand up and cheer her, nounce the addition of Quinn, Rita Brosco, and Praise, bless and love her, a new member to our Eleanor Testa repreSALVE REGINA, SALVE! administrative staff. sented S. R. C. Miss Teresa S. FitzpatDear Alma Mater, our college fair, Valentine's Day is ever rick comes to us from Surrounding us with beauty everywhere. the time for deep sentithe Atlantic Monthly, Queen of our hearts, oh, may you ever reign ment and the old tradiwhere for many years Over our prayer, work and game. tion exercised itself to she held the position of full extent in our immeCirculation Manager May we be worthy, loyal, staunch, and true diate vicinity. Pat Dooand Manager of Office To our dear white and blue. ley received a pink heart Personnel. Miss FitzpatStand up and cheer her, of chocolates from Bob, rick still remains a memPraise, bless and love her, Lucy Roberts, a colonial ber of the Board of DiSALVE REGINA, SALVE! bouquet of violets from rectors of the Atlantic Words and Music by Paul, Cappi candy from Monthly and the AtlanDon, and Patty Byrne tic Monthly Press. She FRANCES C. ALCAREZ '51 was surprised with a is also President of the corsage of camellias Almy Associates of from Washington and John. Incidentally, there was also Newport. Miss Fitzpatrick is now Executive Secretary to a long distance telephone call between Washington and the Dean at Salve Regina. the girl from Edgewood. The month of February, though it has not quite reached a climax, has proved a rather trying one, witnessing the after effects of semi-final exams and the launching of a new semester. However, despite equations and historical research, the peculiarities of the student body continue, and humorous incidents are ever occurring.
And what did that mysterious valentine to the weekend students mean? ? ? The sudden rage seems to be rapid production of argyle socks. In the dorm, social room, or lounge needles are flying and laborers are emphatically exclaiming over the numerous mistakes made. For a while the current fad was crew caps but the attention has now turned from heads to feet. Those of you who weren't in the social room the night that Franny Bridgeman proceeded to relate the events which took place on her trip home, really missed a talented display of mad antics. No wonder Fran claims
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that going home takes a lot out of her. Even those of us watching the strenuous account of the journey were worn out. The characters that girl meets! On behalf of the Ebb Tide staff, I offer a welcome to Jean Judge and Joan Danis who have joined us with this issue. We're all certain that both will be generous contributors to our paper. It's time that I be taking leave of you again for another month. In closing may I quote Cappi Hogan in saying "So long, Kiddoes".