Cygnet, Vol. 5 No. 1 (1952)

Relaxation

The Cygnet

Social Program Offers Variety Interestin g and varied is th e program of entertainment featuring concerts, lecture, and !Hms as planned for this summer session at Salve Regina College.

To open the social program, a concert was presented by Mr. Thomas Caruso and orchestra on Monday evening, Jul y 14, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Doroth y Dannin was soloist for the ewport orchestra.

An artist of great capabiliti es, Mr. George Spinalski returned to Salve Regina and gave a violin concert on Mond ay evenin g, Jul y 21.

Mrs. Marian Van Slyke acco mpani ed Mr. Spinalski on th e piano.

Mr. John H . Greene, Jr. , clerk at the Providence Supreme Court, gave an interestin g lecture entitled , "The Value of th e Classics." Mr. Greene has made several visits to Salve Regina College, and all look forward to his returnin g wi th grea t interest.

iUissa Brevis lUarks Chaplain's Ordination Missa Brevis by Montani, was sun g by th e students' choir at High Mass to observe th e twenty-second anniversary of th e ordination of Rev. Gerald F. Dillon, college chaplain.

In his twenty-two years of priesthood, Father Dillon has had a fruitful aposto latc.

Receiving his A.M . from Catholic Univers ity in 1931 , he ta ught Latin at La Salle Academy for a year before his appointment to St. Xavier's Acad emy as teacher of reli gion from 1933-39. From 1939-42, Father Dillon was Dean of Men at Catholic University. H e served in the Chaplain Corps of th e U. S. Navy from 1942-46 when he became ViceRector of Our Lady of Providence Seminary for a year, teachin g Latin and th eology th ere. Since 1947, he has tau ght th eo logy and philosophy at Salve Regina College, where he serves as chaplain, moderator of the Salve Regina College Guild, and m e~11ber of the advisory board.

Madonna Trees Fe ature of Moore Hall Garden Among th e many vari eti es of trees on Moore Hall ca mpus is th e Andromedca of () n r L .~d~ · ' .. :. . . _ . . ., ~\ r' , .;; .• ._._ P, ~d 1· ~-~ :"'"t' t•F . ~ :two shades of green.

Here, too, grows th e lupin, a blue Hower of th e Madonna; its 15 petals suggestive of th e 15 mysteries of th e Rosary.

Star maple, sycamore maple, oa k, chestnuts, weeping beech, poplar, copper beech , linden, mock orange, spruce, hemlock, hawthorn, sil ver and fern beeches, elm, red pine, Norway spruce, all make this spot a parad ise indeed .

The ginkgo tree, sacred to th e Ch inese, is th e most · rare specimen. It has a crea m flower; its green fruit ripens to orange, th en dies. It is never attacked b y insects and its leaves turn to a pure go ld color in autumn .

Summer, 1952

SALVE REGINA COLLEGE, NEWPORT, R. I.

Vol. 5, No. 1

College Faculty Realizes Worth Of· Conve1ztions Mother Mary Hilda, President, and Sister M. Berenice, R.S.M. are making plans to attend th e First National Congress of Religious, to be held at th e Un iversi ty of Notre Dame, August 10-14. The Congress, whi ch is convoked by th e Sacred Congregation of Religious extends a warm in vitation to all Superior Generals, Provincials, and Mistresses of Novices in th e United States.

Members of the ational Committee for Sisters met recentl y at Adrian, Michigan, to discuss plans for th eir contribution to this nationwide meetin g of Religious.

Attending a recent meeting of National Nursing Accreditin g Servi ce held at Boston Un iversity June 26-7-8, were four members of our college faculty : Sister M. Donalda, R.S .M., R.N ., B.S. in Nursing Ed. and Director of the Division of Nursing at Salve Regina College; Sister M. Paul, O.S.F ., Director of Nurses at St. Joseph's Hospital, Provid enc~; Sister M. Martina, R.S.M., A.M. , Registrar at Salve Regina College, and Miss Lucille Sullivan, R.N. This regional meetin g is one of nineteen similar meetin gs to be held in all key cities of the United States this year. About 200 representatives from th e New England area attended th e convention held in Boston. Discussions led to a realization on the part of those interested in high er standards for nursing, that somethin g definite must be don e in th e way of improving present nursing programs in order to meet future nursing needs.

Forty .. four Students Register; Eighteen Courses are Offered Forty-fo ur stud ents registered for the summer session of 1952, Sister Mary James R.S.M ., dean of th e college, recentl y announced. Twenty-six are Sisters of Mercy and eighteen seculars.

Eighteen com ses offered include: Theology III , Reverend G. E. Dillon, LI.D. ; art

1952 A .B. Graduates Take Higher Studies At the commencement day exercises c·mducted on th e terrace of the college, June 2, 1952, A. B. degrees were conferred , in absentia, on sixteen Sisters of Mercy. Their nam es follow: S. M. Noel, S. M. Enda, S. M. Faber, S. M. Gratia, S. M. Lorenzo, S. M. Francella, S. M. Dionysia, S. M. Alexine, S. M. Flora, S. M. Clarice, S. M. Mauri ce, S. M. Andrea, S. M. Alexis, S. M. Aquinas, S. M. Ludivine, and S. M. Conrad.

From th e graduating class, eight Sisters received study assignments this summer for advanced work in th eir special fields. Sister Mary Faber is attending classes at the nationall y known summer school of theology for Sisters condu cted at th e local campus of Providence College. At th e English department of Boston College are Sisters Mary Francella and Mary Andrea.

From th e Un iversity of Notre Dame comes word that Sister Mary Gratia is workin g at an ex pository writin g course. Also majoring in th e fi eld of English are Sisters Mary Enda, tvlary Flora, and Mary oel. With them is Sister Mary Mauri ce studying advanced topi cs in algebra.

appreciation and landscape painting, S. Ill. Merced es, A.M. ; European hi story, S. M. Antonine, A.M. ; Chaucer, S. M. Jean, A.l\1. , French seventeenth century, S. M. Rose, A.M .; 'elementary Spanish , S. M. Adch·, A.M .; principles of accounting, S. 11•1.

Venard , Ed. M.; clothing construction, S. M. Martha, Ed . M.; college algebra, S. i'vl.

Clari ce, A.B. ; Chemistry I, S. M. Constan ce, Ed. D .; Moliere and the drama, S. :"vi.

Alberta, A.M. ; Latin odes, Horace, S. M. E vangelista, Ph.D.; economics, S. M. Othilda, A.M.; n.usic, Theory II, and Harmony II, S. M. Rosina. Mus. M.; instituti onal management, S. M. l~a thl een , Ed. M.; creative writing, S. M. Loretto, A.M. Students attending arc S. M. Frederica, S. M. Elene, S. M. Ki eran, S. M. Pladde, S. M. Lillian, S. M. LaSalette, S. M. Stephane, S. M. Florence, S. M. Benita, S. M. No lasco, S. M. Vincenti a, S. M. Protase, S. M. Clarice, S. M. Josetta, S. M. Rosaire, S. M. Marcella, S.M. Sarah, S. M. Albert, S. M. Paulette, S. M. Michaela, S. M. Jane, S. M. Antonia and S. M. Joannes.

Also registered are Christina Andrew, Mrs. E. A. Booth, M. Natali e Dailey, Joy Fl ynn , Mrs. Mark H ersey, Ann Hoar, Margaret Kehew, Helen Loughlin , Mrs. John Murphy, Roger Pike, Mrs. Patrick Reilly, Elsie Shanahan, Elizabeth Shay, Mary Shea, Mrs. D. J. Winnie, Virginia Li , Eileen Dwyer, and Shao-ling Hwa. Theology holds th e record fo r largest number of students, 19 religious and 6 secul ars.

Georgetown, Hol y Cross, ew Rochelle, Notre Dame of Maryland and Brid gewater Norm al are represented by lay students.

Moore Hall Conve1ted

.Sisters Seek Strengthened Spiritual Life Moore Hall, residence of th e senior and jun ior college students, is being used from June 23 to August 4 as a retrea t house for twenty Sisters of Mercy.

Under th e direction and guidance of Reverend Frederi ck H arkins, S.J ., th e Sisters arc making a thirty-day retrea t. During th e year Father H arkins is active in parish duty in South Norwalk, Connecticut. Previously he had been a spi ritual Fath er and teacher of asceti cal theology at Weston College.

Moore Hall

Former students participate Those who are participating in this retreat are : Sister Mary Alonzo, Sister Mary Romu a ld, Sister Mary Emeline, Sister Mary Alcuin, Sister Mary Ludivine, Sister Mary Leonce, Sister Mary Kilian, Sister Sheila, Si ster Mary Charlotte, Sister Alexine, Sister Mary Norbertine, Sister Aquin, Sister Marie Rosa, Sister Alpheus, Sister Mari e E sperance, Sister Rose de Lima, Sister Mary Pius, Sister

Summer Retreat House

Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary

Claver, Sister Marie Merici, Sister Mary Albertu s. Many of th e form er summ er stud ents are among th ese retreatants.

Three non-retreatants arc residing at Moore Hall also. Sister Mary Annita of St. Kili an's, New Bedford , is superior, while Sister Mary Beatrice of St. Patrick's, Providence, is assistan t. Since daily Benediction is part of the scht:dule, Sister Mary Marcellinus of St. Peter and Paul, Phoenix, is organist.

Moral theology studied Included in th e full schedul e is a class in th e basic principles of moral theology given

by Father Harkin s. The cou rse began with a study of scholastic psychology as a foundation for th e principles. Then a number of cases concerning morals were solved.

Through discussion of these cases, a practical end was sought-the ability of th e Sisters in their future work to solve any cases th ey may meet in th e light of the principles learned.

Following this course is a study of the Constitution and customs oi the Sisters of Mercy. Sister Mary Beatrice, who for many years has instructed Sisters in the principles of religious life and in th e ideals of Mother Catherin e McAuley, is directing the study.

In th e afternoon, anoth er religion course, a stud y of th e New Testam ent, given by Father Harkins is attend ed by th e Sisters.

After th e foundation in dogma, the course will concentrate on a stud y of th e general stru cture of the four Gospels. lt will include th e scope and characteristi c qualities of the four E vangelists.

A renewed and strength ened spi ritu al life is the object of th e retreat. In this materialisti c age of indifference to God, th ese Sisters are seeking a closer union with their Divine Spouse.

Memento Faculty and students join in prayerful remembrance of Mrs. Roberta W. Goelet, their benefactress, who di ed july 14, 1950. May she rest in peace.

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Chaucer D epicts Tabard Compa1zy lf/ith K een Pou;er When Chaucer began to sing of the April da y when men took the road from Southwark to Canterbury, when he gathered together that cavalcade of folk who "thanne longen to goon on pilgrimages", he revealed a mind that kn ew the reality of his religion. l ie went on his merry way in the midst of the corruption and chaos of his age because his faith was always the center of gravity and because of that also a center of gaiety.

It was the theology back of the philosophy which colored his concept of "this world so variable." lie recei ved the culture of his age in a rather fragmentary way. Yet he drank as deeply as he could of Aristotle, of Dante . of St. Thomas and of Boethius. It was from this perspective ~hat he looked at th e Company around him that night at Tabard Inn when he came upon th e dramati c personnel of his Canterbury Tales.

From the Miller playing lustily on his bagpipes to the reeve sitting on his dappled gray horse and ever riding "the hyndreste of ourc route" , Chaucer depicted a Company kept togeth er by one objective and united in a common purpose. H e did not desert th e civilization in which he lived. In this early breakdown of Medi evalism, he held on to the heritage handed down to Christian men.

He let his genius Aanw out on the darkness around him tempering all conditions of manners and men with that flow ering of th e faith , Christian charity.

Fttlton/ Ottrsler' s Last Book Presents Bible The Greatest Book Ever Written 487 pp . $3 .95 Fulton Oursler Doubleday & Co., N . Y. l•'ulton Oursler's latest and last book is his presentation of th e Old Testament story in his Greatest Bnok Ever Written, termed by Joh;1 Farrar a' "A tremendous reading cx-

St. Therese Observes Twenty-Fifth Anniversary as Patroness of Missions This year the Church celebrates th e twenty-fifth anniver5ary of Saint Therese of Lisieux as patroness of the missions.

When Pope Pius XI decreed in 1927 that she should be invoked under this title, there were 14,660,000 Catholics residing within th e jurisdiction of th e Society for the Propagation of th e Faith. Today that number, according to th e Directory of th e Missions, is 27,945,000, an increase of nearly 100%.

How does one explain it? Doubtless th ere are many contributing factors: the self-sacrifice of missionari es abroad , of people at hom e who finance their efforts, of th e prayers of th e faithful, above all , of the sanctifying power of th e Holy Spirit. But it is th e

wish to stress here.

Wh en Pius XI canonized Saint Therese, he said it was her special office in Heaven to teach us that our prayers and sacrifices were the foundation of every success in apostolic endeavors. Therese Martin was not th e one to break faith with the Supreme Pontiff when he gave her such an assignment. "I will spe:~d my H eaven doing good upon earth ," she promised and she meant it. As a kind of try-out, she was made patroness of China.

From 1900 to 1925, 1,250,000 conversions were reco rded , more than twice the number for th e whole preceding century.

part played by this Carmilite nun that we

and sacrifice that we best aiel missionaries."

During her life, Saint Therese had exhorted in many of her letters, " It is by prayer

Extension School Observes Fifth Year; Graduates 25 Religious, 5 Lay Students Observing its fifth anniversary this summer, the SRC extension school has conferred A. B. degrees on 25 Sisters of Mercy and 3 lay students since its opening in 1948.

Student registration reached its peak in the summer of 1951 with a total of 68, 43 of whom were religious and 25 lay students.

This represented an increase of 30 over that of the first year. In 1948, courses were offered to religious only, of whom th ere were 30. In 1949, 10 lay students registered, in 1950 that number doubled. As many as 18 courses have been offered to meet demands.

S.J ., lectured on English Cathedrals.

Brassil Fitzgerald, discussed "Techniques of \tVriting" and "Hamlet, a Tragedy of Secularism."

Mr. Paul Van Thompson praised Thomas Merton's Tears from the Blind Lions. Mr. Gerard Hayes gave a travelogue and pictures on "Visiting Europe and America". Dr. Anatole Lindsay advocated rigid screening of movies for youth, and Miss Teresa S. Fitzpatrick's talk described her visit to the

Cygnet appears During th e first summer, Sister students of journalism edited The Cygnet, featured in The Newport Daily News and The Providence Sunday journal, as "a fledgling attempt at journalism." Cygnet means young swan, a motif used in the Goelet coat of arms and in many heraldic des igns throughout the college. This year also marks th e nfth anniversary of this four-page news

Vatican.

Ruth Hussey commented on her work with Rev. Patrick Peyton on tel evision's Family Theatre. Vocal and violin concerts were given by Mr. William Dyer and Mr. George Spinalski respectively.

Thrice If ounrerl MoTHEH MAllY HILDA, R.S.M.

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woven papyrus stalks, and carrying th e small burden to the brink of th e broad green river , Moth er Joch ebed launched th e basket and its prcci<'US cargo among the shallow Hags and rush es, close to th e shore."

Through careful research he has placed each story in its historical background and often refuted modern errors, philosophie, scientific, and histori cal as th ey arise from

Reverend Russell J. McVinney.

Most Rev-

erend John ]. Boylan of Rockford , Illinois, Most Reverend Michael J. Ready of Columbus, Ohio, Mother Mary Bernadine, R.S.M. , Moth er General , accompanied by Sister Mary Isabel, R.S.M ., were listed on the guest register.

Three times in th e fiv e years, summer students have paid special tribute to their college president, Mother Mary Hilda, R.S.M. : in 1948 and 1951 on th e occasions of her re-election as Mother Provincial and in 1950 in recognition for her reception of an honorary LI.D. from Providence College.

Convocations planned In an effort to broaden intellectual interests, Sister Mary James; R.S.M. , clean, each year organized a series of convocations. In 1948, Miss Lucille Harrington, talked on Dante. In 1949, Reverend Martin J. Harney,

S. M. Eleanora Presents End of Season Concert Collaborating in the presentation of vocal

tlw Biblical narrative.

Sister M. Gratia Associate Editor of Notre Dame Paper Sister l\lary Gratia, R.S .M. , former editor of 'J'It e C!!g11et , is associate editor of Th e Veil, mim eographed news sheet of th e summer session at Notre Dame University, Indiana.

Arranged in tabloid form, the paper is amply and attractively illustrated.

Prominent guests visit th e college occasionally. In 1948, th e Most Reverend Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, D . D. , Apostolic Delegate to th e United States paid a surprise visit, acompanied by the Most

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Sister Mary Gratia is faculty adviser of The Bayviewer, and of Th e McAuleyan , newspaper and annual, respectively of St. Mary Academy, Bayview. She is taking a course in expository writing this summ er.

and piano concert, Sister Mary Eleanora, R.S.l\1 . and Sister Mary Rosina , R.S.M ., Mus. M. , will entertain here on August 1.

Sister Mary Eleanora studies with Miss Emma Beldan, formerly of the Philadelphia Opera.

Selections include : Ave Maria; Cherubini; Voi Che, Mozart; Alleluia, Mozart; Verdure

Clad, Haydn; Waltz Op. 64, No. 1, Op. 70, No. 1, Op. 34, No. 1, Chopin; Rhapsodic Hongroise, No. 6, Liszt; Velvet Shoes, Thompson; In My Garden, Firestone; The Piper, Curran; Years' at the Spring, Beach; To the Queen of Heaven, Danhill; Virgin's Slumber Song, Reger; Prayer Perfect, Stenson; Thanks Be to God, Dickson .

Mr.

John H. Greene, Jr. , spoke on phases of Newport history. In 1950 and 1951, Mr.

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"The Holy Bible is still th e best-selling hook of all time and in all cou ntri es, yet surprisingly few of th e new generation seem to he familiar with its contents. I have retold th e stories of th e Old Testament in this volume with th e hope . . . that readers might he filled with a desire to read th e original l'vl essage for themselves," the author writes in his preface.

One criti c has praised his marvelous descriptive skill in making Biblical characters as real as th e people living in th e world today. Perhaps a fair sample of his technique may be gleaned from the following passage. He is writing of Moses as a baby bei ng hidden in the rushes: " W eaving a tiny basket of wattled reeds, jochebed made it waterproof, coating it inside and out, with bitumen and pitch. Then she lined it with downy cloth and finally laid her son, fast asleep, inside th e basket.

Softly she fast ened clown th e light cover of

Nor were many of her sacrifices heroic in themselves. One clay, exhausted in her weakened tubercular condition, she was walking in the cloister when she met another Sister. "vVhy do you walk, Sister Therese? You exert yourself too strenuously," th e Sister admonished.

"I am walking for a missionary in China."

It was undoubtedly the spirit prompting her sacrifices which rendered them so pure, so meritorious. "Nothing is little when love is g rPat," she would say. All may imitate her penances: smiling when bored, bearing cold, misunderstanding, h eadaches, trying people, unpalatable food. But few can approach th e purity of the love which prompteel them.

For fiv e consecutive summers, Monsignor Cornelius j. Holland has provided movies.

Nay, Answer Me!

W horn Do You Admire As A Christopher?

Dr. Paul Fitzpatrick, Catholic University, for th e credit he has unknowingly brought to the Catholic Church because of his excellent portrayal of a true Catholic gentleman whose first and foremost concern is the spread of Catholicism.

-Sister Mary Othilda

Father Ignatius Smith , O.P., beca use of his dynamic personality and genuine qualities of priestl ey sincerity.

-Sister Mary Constance Commodore Harry Manning of th e United States. I have b een deeply impressed not only by his heroism but also by the reverenti al awe which is his. It commands th e respect of all who meet him.

-Mrs. Hersey Father Daniel Lord, S.J. After my first encounter with Father, my appreciation of his personal charm and marvelous work among youth far exceeded my exp ectations.

-Sister Mary Martha Baroness de Hu eck of Friendship House is a striking example of "actions speak louder than words". Untiringly she has not only lectured far and wide in behalf of indigent Negroes, but has establish ed hom es for their

Mass Offered For Soul of Sister M. Ignatius Last year on July 31, Sister Mary Ignatius, R.S.M. was here to observe her feast clay with us.

This year, Father Dillon will offer

Mass on that day for the repose of her soul.

Sister died at St. Xavier's Convent, Providence, R.I. , on May 2, 1952, in th e fortyfifth year of her religious profession.

Having received her Ph . D. in French many years previously, Sister was appointed to S.R.C. faculty in 1947. She retired from active duty in July, 1951 when her health failed.

poor and needy. Her graciousness is exceeded only by her humility.

-Sister Marie Susanne Bishop Sheen stands forth vividly in my mind because of his ability to cloak his intellectual genius with words of stirring simplicity which have won for him worldwide esteem and praise. His apostolic zeal, entailing numerous personal sacrifices, have brought many to the feet of Christ.

-Sister Mary Albert \!Villa Cather for her short stories which portray Catholic characters in the broad sense of the term. She stresses the idea that experience is the great educator.

-Sister Mary Loretto

Feast Day Greetings To: JuLY 16-SISTEH MARY STELLA - OuR LADY OF MT. CAHMEL: "Let us rejoice in the Lord , celebrating a festival in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for whose solemnity the angels rejoice and join in praising the Son of God." jULY 18-SJsTEl\ M. FnEDEHICA - ST. FnEDEIIICK: " Greater love than this no man hath , that a man lay down his life for his friends." jULY 19-SISTEH M. VINCENTIA - ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: "It is good to give praise to the Lord, and to sing to Thy Name, 0 Most High." jULY 25-SJSTEH MAnY ]AMES - ST. ]AMES THE GnEAT: "I have chosen you out of the world, that you should go forth, and bring forth fruit , and your fruit should retnain."

JuLY 29- SrsTEH MAnY MAHTHA - ST. MAHTHA: "After her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbors shall be brought to thee with gladness."

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College Faculty Do Research

Things of Beauty._ _ _ _ __

Vernon Court, Edge Hill, V an Alen's Gardens Are Floral Tribute to Creator Full of floral beauty, Newport's gardens give joy to th e eye of th e beholder. Works of art in the ir d esign , works of love in th e ir cultivation , th ese things of bea uty give mute praise to God.

Vernon Court Vernon Court was co pi ed in 1901 from a Dutch type garden at Hampton Court, said to be created by H enry VITI fo r Anne Boleyn.

As th e Court proper is viewed , on e is instantly struck by th e d elicate colorin g of th e central fountain. Its circular bed, pa inted powder blue with a whitewash borde r, is edged by doubl e rows of pink begonias. ln its center Cupid strides a large openwinged swan from whose beak spurts water.

Four ivy-bordered garden paths , in crosswise formation , converge toward thi s foun ta in. In each of th e quadrants of th e lawn are statuettes of Cupids on ivy-covered At the far entrance stands a ped estals. monument of Ceres, th e goddess of growing vegetation. Neatly clipped box hed ges surround th e entire Court.

Of special interest are th e su rroundin g small er gardens. Those nearer the outer wa ll follow a similarity of pattern. Red roses rambl e down from th e wall top. Th e spires of blue Ve ronica point upward to m eet th em . 'Nhite shasta daisi es and blu e cam panula are bordered near th e path 's ed ge b y tropi cal ageratum.

Of specia l d elight to Hower love rs a rc various species cultivated in other by-plots.

Chinese forget-me- nots , gladioli , snapdragons, carnations, baby breath are among th e varieties. Sedum acre forms a la<.:y border for each floral layout. Parti<.:ula rl y interesting are mapl e a nd lind en trees, trimmed to give th e appearance of a giant box hedge. Rare specim ens, too , are the fig tree with its green fruit , th e white wood or tulip tree, th e ni cotina or toba<.:co pl ant, and th e night-blooming cere us whose eight white buds will blossom at th e next full moon.

Edge Hill Of th e many bea uty spots in Newport, one of the most d elightful is th e cuttin g gard en at Edge Hill, on property of i\llr. Willi am de Forest Manice.

Entering the gate flank ed on eith e r sid e b y vital trees, we turn right and stro ll a long

Creative Writing Stirs Students} Late1zt Skill Conducted by Sister Mary Loretto , R.S.M. , A.M., th e creat ive w ritin g cou rse end eavors to explain and give practi ce in th e three basic elements o f all types of writin g: description , dialogue, and exposition. To rea lize this a im , th e students keep a da ily journal. Th e purpose of thi s journal is to he lp th e write r to discover the med ium through whi ch she can best express h erself and her attitudes toward reality.

Besid es th e actual practi ce in writing dialogue, d escription , and exposition , th e student analyzes criti call y th e techniqu e of these three fa ctors as exemplified in th e leadin g contemporary authors. Such writers as Marjorie Kinnon Raw lin gs , \â&#x20AC;˘Vi ll a Cathe r, Mi chael McLave rty, Edith \â&#x20AC;˘Vharton , t-.'lary Ell en Chase, Anton Chckhov, Sigrid Und sct, Ruth Sukow present concrete evid ence of th e th eory proposed in class.

The study of the F lesch formula from Rudolph Flesch's book, The Art of Plain Talk , gives th e would-be writer an excell ent conce pt of th e power which lies in sim ple words which, when artfu lly used , w ill help th e writer to communicate her ideas clearl y.

A d etailed study of th e structure of th e modern short story togeth er with the technique of a rticl e writing concludes thi s stimulatin g course.

It is not possible to measure th e achi evement of such a course. Certainly it p roves what Ben Jonson said in his tribute to Shakespeare: " He who casts a li vin g line must sweat .

For th e laurel he may ga in a scorn ; A good poe t's made as well as horn. "

a narrow gravel path w ith its grass borders.

As a backgrou:1d for th e twelve-foo t Rower beds a ru sti c De Bois fen <.:e grows about six feet hi gh . Cove red with yell ow, pink, white, and crim son rambl er roses, it ex tend s th e ft:ll l e ~1gth cf th e garden. Beneath it grow rows and rows of white frin ged petun ias , ye llow painted daisi es, b lu e d elphiniu m, and gold , orange and red zinni as. A bed of pure white Easter lili es contrasts with one of gia nt red zinnias. Ju st beyond th ese is a hedge of p ea brush on whi ch climb white, lavender, purple, pink a nd ceri se sweet peas, a li ght like butterfli es on th eir slend er stems. At th e end of th e path we come to a rustic arbor bea rin g a wisteria vi ne. To th e ri ght of th e a rbor, four sturd y oak trees give ampl e sha d e. Th ese trees are backed by a gray rock form ati on covered w ith d eep pi nk ramb ler roses.

Th e ru sti c hexagonal tool house near th e ga te has window boxes fi ll ed with red geraniums and purple argcratum .

Th e yellow,

co lor bord er th e edge. Lavend er heli otrope bloom nca r th e garage; and sweet a lyss um bord er th e center wa lk on th e close cli pped lawn. Pink roses, white h yd rangea a nd pink <<n d white sna p d ragon bloom in alternating rows in another long re<.:tan gul a r plot of grou nd in fron t of a hot house.

Th e re are several hot houses. One of th em is rilled with red, w hite a nd p ink carnations in vari ous s~ages of bloom . Pin k and white seem to be th e predom inating color in thi s gard en, a lthou gh th e gloxini as in another hot house range from pure white to white shad ed with pink, p urp le, red and ye llow. From a grapevin e in anoth er hot ho use han g clusters of la rge green grapes, some of th em so heavy that th ey are b raced

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On th e left sid e and in front , a hedge abo ut eight feet hi gh surrounds th e garden,

Five members of the Salve Regina fa c11lt y ;1rc atte!lding th e summ e r sess ions of variou s co ll eges a nd uni versities thro11 ghout th e country, each furth erin g her studi es in some d esignated field .

Doin g ad va nced wo rk at Ca tholi c Uni versity are Siste r Mary E uphra isa, R.S.I\ 1. , Sister Mary Phil emon , R.S .t-.1. , and Sister t-.I a ry August in e, R. S. t-.1.

Siste r t-. la ry E11 -

phrasia, R.S.M. , is wo rkin g on her dissertation in preparation for her d egree, A.M. in bu siness.

During th e year, Sister tau gh t ac-

co untin g and busin ess machin es a nd directed a coo rdin atin g sem in ar.

Sister Mary Phile mon , H.S.M. is in th e Graduate School of Arts and Scien<.:es a nd thi s su mm er is studyin g p hysica l chemistry.

D urin g th e w inter months , Sister is in th e coll ege chemistry d epartment. Sister 1\ lary Augustin e, R.S./\1. is working for Maste r of Science degree in th e School of Nu rsin g

in th e center of wh ich is a wro ught iron ga te

Edu<.:atio n at th e Un iversity.

pa inted blac k Banked by two large concrete

Sister's co urses are health legislation , nllrs-

At prese nt

posts surmounted b y th e sta tu es of a boy

in g, e<.:o nomi cs, and sta ti sti cs.

white, organge, and pink button zinni as,

and of a girl.

sweet scen ted nieotina and dwarf mar igo lds

cen te r pa th way, a fu ll sized m arble stat ue

yea r Sister has acted as Director of Nursin g Service at Saint j oseph 's J lospital w ith w hi ch

At th e farth est end of th e

are ready for transpla ntin g.

glea ms in its settin g of <.:cda r trees and cop-

Van Alen's Vi ewed from th e gate, this gard en of about two acres is laid out in large squares a nd recta ngl es. Th e fir st rectangular plot has a lternatin g rows of large Easter lili es and blu e d elphinium with a bord er of pink spirea bush es, or meadow sweet, as it is so metimes ca ll ed. Gard e n pinks of th e same

per beech.

A twelve foot un cli ppcd hed ge grows on the ri ght sid e of th e ga rde n.

Beneath it,

sa lmon p in k, white, purple, and lavender sweet peas diffuse th e ir fragrant odor.

Al-

This past

Sa lve Reg in a is affilia ted .

At Boston College Sister i\lary Dona ld , R.S .t-. 1. , is work in g on her master's di ssertation.

Sister in structs in Engli sh he re.

Siste r l\lary Christop l1 e r, R.S.t-.1. is attend in g Notre Dame Un iversity.

Siste r's f-ield is

most in front of th e sweet p eas is a straw-

soc iol ogy.

At this summ er sess ion Sister is

be rry bed , th e vin es heavy with lu scious red berri es.

stud yin g

an thropolo gy

and

urban -rura l

so<.: io logy.

My Beloved 1s a Garden Enclosed, a Fountain Sealed

THE CYGNET

4

Members of Theology Study Secrets of Fullness of Life N inetccn Sisters and seven lay stu dents have rd urn cd thi s summ er to continue th eir stud y of th eology und er the direction of Fath er Gerald Dillon.

Th e tex t bein g used is Volume III of th e Co mpauion to the Summa by the late W alter Farrell , O.P. , w ho was a member of th e Thomisti c Institute. Since thi s volume conti nues and completes the w hole second part of St. Thomas' Sum ma, th e class is now stud yin g th e secrets of th e full est success in th e li ving of hum an life.

Includ ed in th e co urse are th e sixteen qu es tion s on fa ith from th e Summa. The stud y hegins with faith as it is in itself, which includes its object, Supreme Tru th : th e two ki nds of acts of fa ith ; and th e habit of fa ith w ith its ca uses an d effects.

Und ers tan di ng an d kno·..vled ge, th e gifts

ur

th e llol y Ghost whi ch correspond to fa ith , arc studi ed . On the oth er hand , th e vices of infideli ty , blasphemy, and those opposed to th e gi ft s uf und ersta ndin g and knowledge, all of w hi ch arc op posed to faith , arc to

be di scussed . Finall y, th e co urse will condude with th e precepts or laws of faith and of th e gifts of th e Holy G host.

Discussions are sti mul ated with th e introdu ctio!1 of every new point which arises.

Si nce faith many times is taken for granted by th ose wh o have always had th e grace of Cath oli city, th ese di scussions develop a greater appreciati o:1 and love of th e marvelous gift of faith .

Spanish Classes Prove Enjoyable to Students With Sister Mary Ad ele, R.S. M., A.l'vl. , as instructor, th e Spani sh students m eet each mo rnin g in Roo m A for an introductory course in th at language.

For beginners, th ere is th e usual amount of complex ity th at ordinaril y accompani es t ....., study of a fore ign language. T he conju gations, th e gramma r rules, the strange pronunciation all add to th eir bewil derment.

H owever, if any member were asked , ? Le gusta a Yd. el espanol? The answer would be spontaneous, Si, me gusta cl espanol mu chi simo.

Commerce Group Continues Studies In Accounting, Economic Principles ~ ) emb ers of th e commerce departm ent are furtherin g th eir know led ge in th e business fie ld th ro ug h a stud y of accountin g and econom ic p ri ncip les under Sister Mary Venard , R.S.M., E d . M. and Sister Mary Othilda, R.S.M., A. M .

From th eir classes in accountin g, th e grou p is lea rnin g th e necessity of b ein g able to han dle detailed work and, at the same time, being able to grasp the over-all pictu re of how their pa rti cular co mpany operates.

T hey arc rea li zing th at perseverance, honesty, accuracy, nea tn ess, and a keen min d arc <1ualitics th at arc needed by one who intend s to become an efficient accountant.

Long lists of digits 10 longer leave th e Inl-ol ,!;,_,.,, of tl-.i :; group :o1d, but th ()y challenge their reasonin g, m ake th em wa nt to an,mgc th e fig ures in an orderly fashion to determine th eir meaning. So far, th e work has consisted a lmost entirely of preparin g work sheets and financ ial statements.

They arc ant icipating th eir study of th e various fields in acco untin g such as th e work done hy cost acco untants, auditors, pri va te accoun tan ts an d th at clone by one hold in g th e hi ghest posit ion in thi s neld-a certifi ed public acco untant.

To ad va nce onesel f in thi s profession one llln st k tvc an app reciati on of th e instituti ons

Latin Class Sees Horttce, Nature Poet If we as k w hat was th e secret of Horace's dee pest happ iness, th e answer whi ch hi s odes supply is that it was hi s love of hi s Sabine farm and other favo rite spots in Italy, and

in the co nsciousness of inspirati on :mel th e practi ce of hi s art associated with them. It is in th ese th emes th at we find the purest ex press ion of hi s personal fedin gs. H e contrasts th e pcacdul life in a secluded va lley, not o ul y with th e smoke and wea lth of bustlin g business, but with the violent pleasures of Rome. lt is in his lonely wan derings among hills ami wood s th at he is conscio us of a mot c powl' rh d inspirat ion; and it is th ere th at h e has a Sl'II S<' of peace and protection. The tn ag ic of hi s poetry, evoked by th e p ure :dkctio ns of hi s hea rt, has immortalized th e nalllt'S of Bandn sia.

~ ! m on t

L ucrctili s and th e Sprin g

Bes ides th e streams, mo untains, and woods of ~l a nd cla. th e woods and waters aro un d Tihnr arc assoc iated with th e poetry of Horace. In one of th e earliest of hi s odes, written before he had received the Sabine farm , he decla res hi s preference for Tibur, with its varied bea uty of grove and orchard , strea ms and wa terfall. In an Ode ( II 6) in wh ich he speaks most from his heart, he sees Tibur as a p lace for hi s 'age to wear away in .'

and practi ces th at determin e th e nature of our social environment. Accordin gly, the group is attem pting to achi eve its objective by conti nuing its study of economics. Students are endeavorin g to know th e meanin g of our modern economic system and to compare its p hilosoph y and institutions with those of oth er countri es.

Moore Hall Enshrines Th e Blessing Christ To be enthroned on th e Feast of Christ th e Ki:1g is the new statu e, th e Sacred H eart of j esus Blessin g, on Moore H all campu s. It was enshrined on May 30, 1952, in memory of Paul Thorpe by hi s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thorpe.

Gleami ng w hite aga inst a background of sil ver beech, th e statue stand s on a pedestal of blu e stone in a sanctu ary of sycamore maple, Norway spruce, copper and fern beech trees. An altar of duo- toned grey slate with its front panel of crab orchard stone will serve for outdoor Mass or benediction.

Its predella is composed of maroon , teal blue, and grey shale.

Music Pupils Analyze Chords and Intervals Each day th e music students assemble at Mercy H all for th eir classes in Theory II a!'ld Harmony II under the directi on of Sister Mary Rosina, R.S .M., Mus. M. Our li steni ng p rogram consists in hea rin g intervals and chords as well as records of com posers such as Bach and Schubert.

Interva ls mu st be recogni zed as seconds, thirds, etc., and as major, minor, or perfect.

Recogn ition of chords as triads or seventh s, major or minor, as well as followin g a progression of chords aids in listening to records of famous composers and findin g in th em these same progressions.

All th e facts learned in theory very convenientl y weave themselves into harmony lessons. The intervals and chords heard previously are now w ritten in th eir root, first or second inversion. This year brings students a step furth er with a group of chord progressions, not to write, but to play. " It proves a slow process, but undoubtedly it will fall under our fin gers with m uch p racti ce," a Sister stud ent comments.

Chemists Handle Bunsen Burners, Test Tubes, Analytical Balances W ith a spirit of eager in q uiry, th e science students pursue th eir course in inorgani c chemistry each dav und i)r th e instruction of Si.; Ler ~'l ary Cu u ;:,lt... t n: c...:, H.S .Nf. , Eci.D. D urin g th e hour lecture period from 10 :15 in the mo rni ng, th e class becomes acquainted with th e p roperti es of elements and th e vari ous laws, rules, and th eo ri es concerning th em.

T hree hours each afternoon arc devoted to laboratory work, where the futu re chemists pu t to test and th en p rove th e ideas presen ted in th e mornin g. Surrounded by Bunsen burners, test tubes, and analytical balances, the students ca refull y work out each prob lem give n th em and record thei r ind ividu al results.

Since all of th e labo ratory work is based d irectl y on the morn ing lecture, th ought q uestions and explanations of di ffe rences in calcu lati ons are th en d iscussed w ith th e instructor, by members of th e class.

Altho ugh this is a rath er strenu ous program for a summer study course, both teacher and students fin d that th e labor an d effort entailed are well worth th e fati g ue

H istorians Investigate EuropeaJZ Situations Coalitions, alliances, and confe rences, sp rinkl ed w ith " isms" from Romanticism to Communi sm are topics whi ch challenged th e history class under th e guid ance of Sister Mary Antoni ne, R. S. M., A.M. Havin g studied th e peri ods prio r to th e Napoleoni c E ra in prev ious classes, th ese histori ans pursued th e "little E mperor" in hi s expeditions th rough triumph and failure, and w itnessed th e effects of a resultin g nationalistic spi rit th rougho ut th e Continent.

The aggressiveness of the "sister nations" toward these " little broth ers" baffl ed the studen ts who viewed such expansion with grea t d ismay.

As a prev iew to modern ti mes, a fi lmstrip " H alf Century of Turmoil" presen ted an integrated picture of th e forces that have mo lded our li ves-war, revolutions, and scientifi c achievements- and shed so me li g ht on th e incredible period th rough which we have just passed.

experi enced at th e close of each day. " Many ti mes th e feelin g of satisfaction due to a task successfull y accomplished is th e resu lt ot .1 cl1 emi stry problem solved with a mini m um percentage of error," say Sister Mar;c Susann e and Si ster Mari e Sarah.

French Classes Examine Moliere's Comic Genius Two French literature courses are bein g cond ucted at the college thi s summer under th e instru ction of S. M. Rose, A.M . and S. M. Alberta, A. M. Both classes aim to acq uaint stud ents with seventeenth century authors.

Seventeenth century F rench , th e fi rst course, presents Moliere's co ntemporari es, Boileau, La Fonta ine, and Racine, the artists w ith whom he fo rm ed an alliance. ;vrolicre and th e drama, th e second cou rse, deals with thi s keen observer, moralist, and comic genius. In hi s plays, Les Femmes Savantes and Les Precieuse Ricicu.les, students exa mi ne th e clevern ess of thi s playw ri ght in usin g ri d icul e to portray character.

Also studi ed are the comedies Tartuffe and L'Avare w hi ch personify hypocrisy and avarice respectively.

Mrs. Helen Laughlin Prefers Home Teaching Mrs. H elen Laughlin, teacher in Newport p ublic schools, prefers her work with the phys ically hand icapped to ordinary classMrs. Laughlin attend s room procedure. classes here thi s summer.

Teachin g th ese children in th eir own ho mes, Mrs. Laughlin manages to keep nin e pupils successfull y ori entated with th eir mental age group.

At p resent, she is workin g on an arti cle relative to this work. She w ill stress parti cularl y th e adva ntages and limitations of an inter-communication system recentl y set up between the home of a cerebral palsy case and the classroom.

Mrs. Laughlin is th e link between school and home for th ese children.

Throu gh g uidance, ,private coachin g, constlltation , and follow-up work with classroom t~ach ers, she opens th e door ~f learnin g for these youngsters.

"The fie ld is a wide one, bu ~ worth one's best efforts," she m aintains. "The personal satisfaction involved i~ · h~rd to describe.

And th e children are tel\Ch\n g IJ1e humility!"

Art Class Challenges Talented Painters D o you appreciate art? H ow can you tell?

Co ul d you answer a few q uestions on the subject?

Wh at is a wag-on wall ? When is a rose not a rose? Wh at is baroq ue and how do yo u like rococo? Is a column ironi c or ionic? When did " modern " art beg in? How ca n a gargoyle gargle? Wh ere is Washin gt o n Crossing the Delaware? To wh at city woul d you travel to see the Blue Boy? Who were th e " fauves" and w hat people fir st used indirect li ghtin g? How old is an antique? [f you don't know all th e answers you should have taken th e art appreciati on course.

If yo u nnd th at you were wea kest on th e art of th e Renaissance Period , you should have been enrolled in the third period class.

There you would have m et Ra phael, Bennozzo, Cozzoli, Masaccio, Fillipo Lippi , and all th e rest. They were geniu ses in the C olden Age. If you were quite yo un g you co uld have joined th e children's class and learned the latest method s in creati ve self-expression. Art is interesting and S<lti sfyin g, as we've di scovered . W e're not "F auves" but q uite impressionistic regardin g art influences given in th e Chri sti an manner.

Valiant Woman Forms Ideal of Homemaker Ever conscious that the duti es and skills of th e homemaker have a two-fold aspect, members of th e home eco nomi cs classes turn to th e Book of Proverbs.

"She hath so ught wool and fl ax, and hath wro ught by the co unsel of her hands." As basic fund amenta ls of hand and machine sewing are stu d ied , the class recalls that the vali ant woman handles the spind le, needl e, and scissors. Under the guidance of Sister l\ll ary Marth a, R. S. M., m embers of the class have learned that in order to put a ga rm ent together properl y, conserve materi al, and achi eve an arti sti c result, one mu st take th e proper steps. A child 's warcl:\ }h ·· is he!:-•?. ~·on '~tn;.t c d w h i h \\ ill iru..:!udc all of the fund amental clothi ng construction processes.

"She is like th e merchant's ship, she br in geth her bread fro m afar." Lessons in organizati on, econom ic im portance of food marketin g and adm inistration of food services are taught under the directi on of Sister Mary Kathl een, R. S. M. The Institutional Managemen t class nnds a challenge to elevate th ese duti es to loftier heights. For th e valiant wo man is a good housekeeper w ho manages her duti es cleverl y and fears her Cod .

Chaucerian Writings E1nphatically Catholic Sister Mary Jea n's Chaucer class is intently stu dyin g th e works of Geoffrey Chaucer, the greatest poet of Europe durin g his age.

T he co urse includes two of Chaucer's masterp ieces, Th e Canterbury T ales and Troilus and Creysede. The class took keen interest in th e prologue of th e Tales as this m asterly porti an presents realistic pictures of human bein gs unri valed in our literature. Students arc reading th e prologue and th e tales of th e followin g pilgrims: the knight, m an-oflaw, wife of Bath , clerk, merchan t, franklin, ph ys ician, pardonner, prioress, and nun's priest.

Sister is p resentin g both masterp ieces from th e point of view of Chaucer's Catholi ci ty.

Problems in vo lved in th e stud y of th e text incl ude courtl y love, m edi eval astrology, medi ci ne, and philosoph y in whi ch he stresses d esti ny, free w ill , and Divine Providence.

Small Book . .. Snwll Price Newl y edited by the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin, a small volume of q uotations from Moth er McAul ey's instructions is bein g distributed by Ne\"man Bookshop at 50 cents a copy.

Abo ut .3x5 in ches in size, it contains 68 pages of quoted mate rial arranged for every day in the year. Two concluding pages contain the foundress' favorite aspirations. A brief character sketch serves as an introdu ctio n to thi s precious volume.