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'The Scapular' Editor, Stephen Breen, Talks On Fatima Visions Stephen Breen , editor of the ' Scapular' Magazine and A ssociate Director of the Scapular Apostolate in New York City, wil l present the full story of Fatima on February two . His them e will be based on our Lady's statement, 'I f my requests are heard, Ru ssia will be converted and there will be a long term of peace .' In his lecture he will shaw what is the layman's part in ful filling these requests. Everything that has been written or said about the subject will be covered in his lecture in pictures and technicolor films. The pictures include those of the actual tree whereon Our Lad y stood, the children, and Lucy ·;· oday. Although M r . Breen has his own films he uses a ' Fatima Docum entary' from Hollywood. It shows th e Coronation of th e original Pilgrim Virgin statue in the Cova de Inca where the Virgin climaxed her hundred years of proph ecies and apparitions with a great public miracle . Duri ng his short career as lecturer, writer, and magazine editor, it is estimated that Mr. Breen has reached over a million persons with his now exclu sive interest, Mariology.
'A Night With Puccini' Casts Magical Spell On Audience
Salve Regina College, N ewport, R. I.
January, 1951
Work In Dramatization To Be Discussed By Guest Jan. 22 Congratulations to Miss Grace Woods for her recent prize-winning cover and title award
'F. B. L.' Club Invited To College Production An invitation from St. Joseph's Coll ege, Hartford, Conn. to attend " Front Page" the week-end of January nineteen has been received by ·the " F.B.L." Club. Front Page is an ann ual production of 'lhe Commerce Departm ent of ·rhe college for ·;·he purpose of raising funds for ;·heir ann ual ·f teld ·t rip i"o New York in :he spring . Sister Mary Euphrasia, R.S.M ., club moderator, the club officers, and other club members are making plans to attend. They will stay overnight in Hartford.
Miss El eanore Randalle, whose work in recent years has covered radio, stage, and scree n, will address 'lhe student body as a guest speaker on Jan uary twenty-two . Starting her work on the legitimate stag e at a very ear ly age, Miss Randall e was a protege of Maud Adams who mad e the play Peter Pan so famous. In her own spec ialized fleid of operatic drama tiz ation , 'lhe speaker 'loured the country on th e Civic Conc ert stage with her own group of opera star s. Al so a teacher of the techniqu es of her profession, Mi ss Randall e "taug ht in conservator ies throughout 'l he nation, including Chicago and Hollywood. In -the latter ce nter of dramatic and musical activity, the 'laiented speak er gave instructions \·o many young stars. This will not be Miss Randall e's first visit to a Catho lic college, for she has previously ·t rained and coached many classes in vario us academies and colleges of our faith. Miss Randalle ha s informed us t hat she " will be glad 'lo ·tell ·;·he students some of my experiences in an informal program foliowing the regular performance ." Th e speaker will be making the ·rrip east after having recently recovered from an illness and hospital confinement.
' A Night with Puccini' will be the topic by which Mr. Gustave White will draw all music lovers of Salve Regina on January
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thirty-one . Puccini , the subject of Mr . White 's illustrated lecture, was born in Lucca in 1858 of a long line of illustrious musicians. His first grea t success, which placed him definitely at the head of the younger Italian composers was the famous opera 'La Boheme'.
Chinese Student Takes U. S. A . In Stride
His later operas, more or less successful in pa rts when they were not accepted as a whole, because of the various changes in techn iques, were Madam e Butterfly and Th e Girl of the Golden W est. This subject and that of Wagn er are two in which Mr . White is very interested.
Since he.r arrival at S. R. C., Alic e Yin Ch eng, our Chinese D.P. student has become a familiar figure on th e campus. Garbed in native oriental costumes, Al ice strolls about her new surroundings with characteristic ease that is ruffl ed only by American slang hurl ed about by her fellow students. Born in Hangchow, China, she spe nt her childhood and youth with her family until th e onrushing Chin ese communists forced them to evacuate to Formosa, where Ali ce enrolled in Ginh ing College, majoring in Sociology fo r two years . Although studies
were primary, Alic e says, " In leis ure hours we found dancing, sports, and movies as enjoyable as our Chine se culture and customs. " Th e twenty yea r old Alice is now majoring in Foods, but intends to work in the field of either Science or Bu siness. In her stroll s about Newport, Alice has ·i ound amusement in the servicemen w ho smile and say, " Ding hoa " in ·their finest Chinese. To 'lhis we ad d a warm hand of welcome and sincerest wishes ·for a year that will spel l happiness in her new hom e.
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Now that th e last notes of Auld Lang Syn e have crawled back to their dust ridden scale, 1951 has officially arrived amidst a blare of horns, a shower of confetti, and a torrent of resolution s. Poor old '50 has hobbl ed off on his la st legs, a trifle weary f ro m t he minutes and seconds that ha ve crashed through his weighty hourglass. Hi s heir is an idealist, full of hopes and dreams of a better wor ld and finer citizens. can laugh up our >leeves at ·;· his inexperienced littl e -fellow, perhaps chuck le at his lack of wisdom. We ' ll fool him, but gcod, with very convincing resolutions that have duped many of his predecessors . Why everyone knows that th ey are just o part o f an established celebration ; that tney fit nicely into the ·folds of a stored, wrinkled party dress. Let's not disappoint ourselves by keeping ·;·hem alive and breathing - let':> disi llus io n as we 've never done before ... . .. .
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Since women are considered a rather indispensable segmen t of society, we flash on yo ur mind 's screen a f ew antiquated concepts of the fairer sex t hat have been swept aside by t he neat strokes of modernism. Supposedly, we have made astounding progress :;i nce Eve ambled abo ut the Garden of Paradi se, while actually w e have clipped our feathers in our speedy flight to freedom. We do not advoca te a ret urn t o ·the days when women au tom atically inherited a spinning wheel, a stove, and a gaslamp, for such lengths wo uld be slightly impractical, for , we are not interested in domestic em ancipation, but in ·;hose qualities ·iha t made women of the past worthy of ·the present. They powdered their faces with character ·rhat was never tear streaked and bore responsibili ty on th eir " frail" shou lders with a grace that we acquire only when we don our mink coats. Ag e has nothing to do wit h ·this womanly maturity, for it does not come as standard eq uipmen t on on e's eighteenth birthday. It is something that is nutured in ·rhe soi l of self-discipline and bears fr uits only when ·;·he gardner is a will ing and determined worker. Do you fit the bill, or do you sti ll carry the banner of child-woman?
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Hav e you ever felt chagrined? em barrassed? befuddled? when, after spending four, eight, or even sixteen years under th e guidance of the Sisters of Mercy, someone says to you, " Who are these Si sters of Mercy? Wh ere did they come from? In what kinds of work are ·rhey engaged besides ·i eaching?" What's your I. Q .? Can you give accurate information about these religious now a century old in Provide nce? Or are your answers punctuated by, " Well, now let' s see. Yes, they teac h and a- a- a- and oh, lots of other things, I guess. You know - th e usual things." Wh y guess! Let Si ster Mary Loretto, R.S.M. te ll you the right story in a most engaging way in her new centenary vol um e now being prepared - Mercy Marks th e Century .
Peggy And Alice Get Chance To Prove Dancing Abilityi Talent Scouts Amazed .... and Jetsam LOVE HAS BEEN .... the inspirat ion for many a poet, novelist, and artist. With all due respect, songwriters can by no means be slighted. It is indeed a n honor ·; o have in our midst a woman who has inspired in such a fashion. One of ·rhese days yo u may be humming th e tune written in her honor . Hi storians, pl ease note, th e woman 's name is Cam ill e Hen ault. ALICE McAULIFFE .. has stepped into th e limelight lately, and very fancy stepping it is, too . Besides becoming th e winner of a shiny new perc ulator, Alic e has made her bid for stardom by doing the Charl esto n in Curtain Tim e. Sh e and Peg Considine are dancing their way right up to Cecil B. DeMill e's doorstep. SPEAKING OF CURTAIN TIME .. Joan Babcock and Rita Lawr ence certainly wore them se lves ragged over th e affair. Your labors are certainly appreciated . ROSE JALETTE . . . . a nd Ellen Lally ar e quickly becoming glowing prospects as America 's leadin g housewives. Th ey've got a system, too . Ros e bakes ·the pi es and Ell en was hes the dishes. Only ·; hing is, Ell en isn 't planni ng on doing dishes and pans for eig htee n pi es each day of the -future. IF YOU SHOULD BE ... \ravelling ov er the New Bedford - N ewport highway some early morning and see a small, apparently frozen, bundle of clothes huddled on ·;·he curbstone, don 't be surprised. That's Tish - waiting ·f or t he little green chariot from over the brid ge . IF BOBBY BROTHERS . . . brings any more souv enirs back from her N ew York exc ursions, t here won 't be any room left on her desk and dresse r. DID YOU KNOW ... ·~hat Chuck came all t he way from Virginia to see Joan Shugrue . Distanc e is no ob stacl e in this case . BARBARA O ' NEIL AND PETE .. . seem to be doing quite a bit of exchanging lately. Various little trin kets go first in one direction and then back again . It's getting quite difficult ·to keep ·track of. A MEMBER ... of the junior class recen tly wrote concerning a job and, very much to her dismay, found this
name on the returning envelope-Mary Dunces O ' Hare. Let that be a warning to all of you! .Join the good writers' club or at least, make it legibl e.
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Th e Catholic World is none other than Miss T. S. FitzPatrick, who once again has proved that the typewriter is mightier ·;·han the tank. In an article entitled At Home-Abroad, Miss FitzPatrick gives her readers a panoramic view of the Europe she has recently see n, stressing ·the warm bond of fri endship that exists betw ee n all Catholics, regardless of nationality or class. In every line, Miss FitzPatrick has captured this deep impression of universality by depicting ·the people and incidents that played ·rheir parts in establishing it. From Vy .Jon es, an Au stralian girl who spoke of \·he Bl esse d Mother as " my Friend ", ·;·o ·;·he devout Father Fernando {rom South India , ·i o t he awe-inspiring audience with il Papa , Miss FitzPatrick' s experiences prove themselves a printed experience to all. .A. special pride is ours " Fitzy", but sincere congratulations are all yours.
Ebb-Tide January, 1951 Issued monthly by the students of Salve Regina College Subscription rate $1 .00 a year. Editor-in-chief De lia Land i
Assistant Editors Joan Dani s
Rita Belanger
Jean Jud ge
Staff Reporters Marjorie Ackroyd
Delia Landi
Pat ric ia Dooley
Jayne Mycroft
Margu erite John so n
Grace Woods
Exchange Editor
Circulation Manager
Barbara O ' Rourke
Margaret Feye
Art Editors
Typists
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Barbara Ba rry
N orma Haronian
Barbara Kelly
Joan Shu g ru e
Claire O 'Connor
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' Go forth, and teach ye all nations" . . These were Christ's part ing words ·to hiS Apostles. You would not think that today He meant our own present and progressive United States ·;o be a real mission country. Yet, in the state of Alabama, 'there is a parish which extends over four counties for eight thousand square miles . Five years ago there was not a single Catholic church tnere. Now there are four churches spread out in line of a hundred miles, in tnree of which one priest says a Mass eac h Sunday. In the entire parish there are a hunared and thirty Catholic souls. In one county, Choctaw, ihere is only one Catholic, a staunch, " mustard seed " negro called Theanda Washington. It almost sounds like an adventure story, doesn ' t it? However, Father Foster has written asking for mission-minded students to help the only three sisters there with 0:::1 summer school they conduct. Summer is the intense time for religious instructions. Father, it seems, does street preaching. It is the work of the Sisters ·to take the census in the 'town where he is preaching and invite the p e ople to come . The Sisters have warned ·rhe girls it is hard working in rhe bigoted, " Bible Belt." But their very presence will be an intra-
Art Studen ts Revea I Real Ta lent A t Ex hi b it The annual Christmas Art Exhibit given by members of the art classes was held at the college on December three . Various types of works of art were placed on display. The illustration group consisted of fashion pla tes and illustrations for book covers and advertisements. The other part of the display consisted of oil paintings and water coloring of flo wers, landscape, still life, and portrait painting. To arouse interest among students of the work which ·;·he members of i·he art class prod uce is th e main purpose of the annual art exhibit.
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Business St uden t s G a t he r At M eeti ng Five members of the Business Department were privileged to attend a threehour session at th e Sheraton-Biltmore Hote l on November twenty-nine at the invitation of Du p licating Machines, Inc . Advanced techniques in modern mimeographing, such as: layout, color, special stencil sheets, new inks, ruling, mimeooperation , lettering, drawing, typing, new stencil sheets and various oth er modern methods were discussed and demonstrated by a Miss Ray . Included in 'the di scussio n was a history of the mimeograph . A question period fo llowed in which individual a ttention was given and •:J!I q uestions were answered . Those girls who represented Salve Regina Col lege were: Dorothy Perkins, Mary Murphy, Barbara Kelly , Clara Perlingiero end Claire McCabe.
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Under the general chairmanship of Joan Devlin the Home Economics Students will open the new year by p resen ting a fashion show and food sale . On January eight, Patricia Sullivan will direct and narrate the fashion show. The students themselves will model some of their own creations . Suits, gowns, rain coats, and dresses are among ·the new spring styles to be shown from the McCall Company. Margaret Considine will be the pianist. Proceeds hom i·he style :;how are to be donated ·;·o i'he Senior Year Book Fund. Mercy Hall will be the scene of ·the Food Sale 'to be held on January eleven . Miss Devlin assisted by her committee members, Norma Haronian, Patricia Sullivan, Joan Dempsey and Mary Elizabeth Murray, will serve coffee and sandwiches at 'the " coffee hour". Cakes, pies, cookies, and brownies will be on sale and food prizes will be raffled off. This sale will be open to the general public .
Pinata Hurtles With Mighty Swing; Navidad Chorus Sing Gay Villancicos Confetti and rice may be signs of nuptials. But El Circu lo Sa lamanca proved they can be advantageously used ·io odd color and surprise (and a delightful nuisance to a clean up cr ew) billowing through the air with balloons and gifts from a broken pinata. Rita Lawren ce, after being blindfolded and spun around by Mary Fran O ' Hara, was sent off, stick in hand, to break the pinata hanging from 'lhe ceiling. Brea king it poised a problem. First, she misjudged her direction . Secondly, Kathl een Leonard and Marjorie Ackroyd were raising and lowering the pinata whenever she approached by an intricate system of
State Comm ittee On Nu rsing Appro ves Nu rsi ng Pro g ram The R. I. State Committee on Nursing Education gave complete approva l to the Salve Regina College of Nursing program on December thirteen . This committee had given its approva l tentatively to the nursing program a t ·the co llege, which is now under the direction of Sister Mary Augustin, R.S.M. , R.N., on June 16, 1948. Affiliation has also been made with Butler Hospital which enab les st udent nurses to be trained in psychiatric nursing.
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ropes and pull eys apparently known only to th emselves. She swung wildly. We very nearly lost our chaplain, but Father Dillon was quick ·to recognize the challenge and ducked just in time. We even escaped casualties when Mr. Griffith , a night class student, successfully whanged the second pinata into total destruction . While the refreshments were being served, Nora Borrero danced a Bambuco dressed in Colombian costume . " Cascabel " (Jingl e Bells ) proved 'to be 'the favorite villancico (carol ). The participants all received presents, and my, the banuelos tasted so delicious.
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'Curtain Time' Presents
Queen's Choristers Blend Their Voices To Entertain For Catholic Women's Club By request of th e Cath o lic Wom en's Club of Fall Rive r, ·the S.R.C. Gl ee Club was th e fe ature p rese ntation at th e annual Bishop's N ight w hich was held Decem b er twelve at th e Sac re d Heart Audito ri um in Fall River. Bishop Connel ly w a s ·i·he ho nore d guest of the ni ght. Under the d irection of M r. Ball , t he cho r isters op ene d th e fi rst ha lf o f th e p rogram with CA NTATE DO M INO, IN A M ON ASTERY G AR DEN, r EACH M E TO PRAY, and M Y HEART IS A SILENT VIO LIN . Ntiss Catherine M ah o ney w a s "i" he sol oist. The f eature so loi st of t he eve ning w a s Miss Barbara Mc Andrew, mezzo -s o prano, who sang TH t BIRT HD A Y O F THE KING by Neidlinger and KIN G C HR ISTMAS by Darce. Th e concluding selections were CHR ISTUS NA TU S EST, GES U BAMBINO, AD ESTE FIDE:LIS, 0 HOLY NI G HT, an d SIL ENT NIGHT with a soprano o b ligato by Mi ss
I.R.C. Reaps Benefits Of N.F.C.C.S. Forensics Rep resenta tives of vario us N ew Eng lan d colle g e I. R.C. -: md debating club s met at Providence Co llege ::>n Sunday a fternoon, December ·j·en, \-or ·,he il r st N .F.C.C. S. re g ional ·i orensics workshop. Opening the p rogram, Dr. Ha rry N ugent, debate coach at .Sa lve Regina, discusse d " The Catho li c in the Field of Forensics." A fo ru m on parliamen ta ry law a nd an ex pl a nation of d eba te rul es •:Jnd proce du re fo ll owed. To en d the p rogram a general d isc ussion we ig hed the meri ts o f ho ldin g a regio nal debate ·tournament next sp ring.
De La Salle Auditorium Cath erin e Mahoney . Th e choristers wore gowns of soft pastel shades. Miss Teresa K. Walsh and Miss Mary Silvia were the accompanists.
Theme For Reg ion a I Congress An nou need Th e t heme for th e fifth Regional Con gress of th e N .F.C.S .S. will b e Mid-Centu ry Challeng e: Peace Through Mary . Th e mid -year council meeting will b e he ld in Boston during t he latter part of Ja nua ry. On e of the main points of discussion w ill b e th e program for t he fifth Reg ion al Congress. Mi ss Marguerite Johnson, Regional Chairman of th e O.S.P . Magazine Ex chang e, re ports that ·t he Magazine a nd Corr espond ence Exchange may possibly be comb ined into on e.
Alliance Francoise Features Speaker On French Politics With Mrs. Ramos, Mary Silvia and .Jane M ur ph y attended a French Lecture by Mr. Geo rge Cann es ·::> t Marston Hall , Brown Un ive rs ity on December eight. Spo nso re d by t he Senior Alliance Franco ise, Mr . Cann es chose as his t opic : Politica l Life in fran ce. That but ·r hirty pe rcen t of t he Fre nch p eopl e ar e Com muni sts, why G eneral De Gaulle is o pa tr iot rath er than a traitor, and an e xplanation of th e Radical Socialists party were among tho se top ics str essed . Mr . Ca nnes w as Mayor of Dijon at ~· he time of t he liberation and is currently lect uri ng throu g hout th e country.
Wedgwood Ch inaware Sets Place Of Honor As Archbishop Cushing's Gift To Home-Ec. Lab. A rc hbishop Cushin g 's recen t g ift of ex~ ui si t e W edgwo od Ware ·to Sister M a ry
M artha, R.S.M ., of t he Ho me Economic s Dep a rtm ent has eli ci ted a stir of a dm iratio n a nd envy among th e fut ure ho memake rs. Th e two dozen Piraneze Prin ts are h om th e historic ed ition -fashio ned from ha nd eng ra ve d : opp er pla tes a nd ·! ired impe ri shably und er t he g laze b y Josi ah W ed gwood a nd Sons, Li mited , Ba re a ston , Englan d. Th e se lected desig ns compr ise twe lve diffe rent views o f Ro me and a re a ppl ied o n th e w or ld f a mo us Edm e shape. A s ex ampl es of ·the best in ce ramic art, th e Comme mo rative W are p rodu ce d by We dg woo d p ottery in En gland is recognized a s of the highest rank. These plates a re fashioned in ·i a mo us W edgwood ivory Qu ee nsware, or igin a te d by t he -first .Josia h
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Curtain Tim e, und er th e abl e direction of Leo Jean and produced by Rita Lawrence , Joan Babcock, and Claro Per· lingi ero , proved an entertaining success on December fourteen in the De La Salle Auditorium . Fea t ur in g ma r. y of our own girls, the tal ent show included the two soloists of th e Salve Regina Glee Club . Catherine Ma hon ey sang A ve Maria and Barbara McAndrew, in a Christmas snow scene, sang I'll Be Hom e for Christma s. Both w ere accompanied at th e piano by Fran· ces Alcarez. A Spanish dance was rend ered by Nora Borrero and Ro sario Martin ez in another section of the program . Dancing the Charl eston , a chorus line of would-be flappers accompanied the f eatured couples, Alice McAuliffe and Leo Jean , Margaret Considine and Charles You ng. In the chorus w ere Joan Babcock, Margu erite Johnson, Janet McDonald, Maureen Oates, Dolores O ' Neill, Barbara O ' Rourke, Clara Perl ingiero, and Joan Shugrue. One of the producers, Rita Lawr ~ nce , re ceived sp ecial comm endation for particularly good work in formulating plans for the show.
Sister Mary Christoph er, R.S .M . has recently received wo rd from Mrs. John Langdon , Exe cutive Director of th e Meeting Street School , that she w ill b e happy to acc e pt th e serv ices of two Sociology stud ents at th e Cere bal Pal sy Clinic in N ewp ort. A s a result of th e larg e number of Newp o rt childr en afflicted with Cere bral Palsy, \ it ha s b ee n d eem ed neces sary to open a clinic for th eir ben efit . Servic es will in clud e occupa t ional and phy sio-th erapy . The clinic, which is ex pected \·o o pen in January, will be held o ne day a w eek.
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