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The Cygnet SALVE REGINA COLLEGE, NEWPORT, R. I.
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Forty-Six Students Enroll in '53; College Slates Twenty-One Courses Forty-six stud ents registered for th e summer session of 1953, Sister Mary Martina , R.S.M. , Ph.D. , Director of th e Summer School , announced. Twenty courses include : Th eology, Rev. Gerald Dillon , LI.D; Art D esign I and Water
Mercy Educational Meeting Scheduled Mother Pro·..:ncial b s ca]l,,d th e ini! ial meet,ing of th e Provincial Education al Com ~ rnitt,e e of th e Province of •Providence on July 25, 1953. This m eeting will b e h eld at Mount Saint Rita Convent, Cumberland . .In addition to the m embers of th e Provincial Council th e following Sisters have been appointed to act as an advisory committee: S. M. J ames O'Hare, S. M . Emeria Tobin, S. M . Martina Conley, S. M. Alacoquc Tuite, S. M. Maurita McGuirl, S. M. Virginia Quinlan , S. TV!. Edward \Naish, S . .M. Carmela vValsh , S. M. Louise O 'Brien, S. Miri am O 'Neil , S. M. Natalie Bland , and S. iVI:t Felicita H effernan. Des igning a pattern for th e pre-service edu cation of th e Sisters will be th e primary concern of th e Provincial Educational ComTh e fun ction of this mittee thi s year. group will b e to carry out th e recommendations and suggestions and to furth er th e objectives of th e Conference h eld last April in Atlanti c City. i\11embership in th e National Catholic Edu cation al Association wi ll also be a topi c for discussion wh en th e committee meets. To stimulate and promote devotion to and love of Moth er Catherine McAul ey through th e work of edu cation is th e principal aim of this group.
Color Painting, Sister Mary Mercedes, A.M.; Principles of E conomi cs and Principles of Accounting II, S. M. Othilda, A.M.; Anatomy and Physiology, S. M . Donalda, B.S. in N. Ed. ; French , Nineteenth Century Literature and French Contemporary Literature, S. M. Pierre, Ph. D. ; World Literature, S. M. Jean, A.M. ; Consumer Textiles, S. M. Martha, Ed.M; Introduction to Spanish Culture, S. M. John Francis, A.B. ; History of Western Civilization , S. M. Anton ine, A.M.; Letters of Cicero, S. M. Evang<>lista, Ph.D .; H orace, S. M . Rose, A.M. ; Principles of Accountin g I , S. M. Venard , Ed .M.; Counterpoint, and History of Musi c, S. M. Rosina , M. Mus.; American Literature, S. M. Loretto , A.M .; Differential Calculu s, S. M . Rose Agnes, A.M. ; Trigonometry , S. M. Clari ce, A.B. ; Hom e Economi cs, Foods, S. M. Kathl een, Ed.M. Sisters of Mercy who are summ er students arc: Sister M. Alpheus, S. M. Angelica, S. M. Ann Cecilia, S. M . Antonia, S. M. Ben ita , S. i\1. Charlotte, S. M. Claver, S. i\1. E leanora, S. i\1. Elene, S. M. Emeline, S. M. Frederica, S. M. Georgina, S. M. Jane, S. M. Joann es, S. M. Judith, S. M. Kieran , S. M. La Salette, S. M . Lillian, S. M. Lu cretia, S. M. Marcell a, S. M. Michele, S. i\1. Petronilla, S. M. Placidc, S. M. Prudentia, S. M. Rosairc, S. M. Rosa, S. M. Sheila, S. M. Stella, S. i\1. Sylvia , and S. M. Timoth y. L 1y students include: Lawrence Alofani :\Irs. Mary Burke, Alene Crosby, Natali~ Dailey, i\ lrs. Mark H ersey, Mrs. H elen Loughlin, Phyllis McCaughey, Jacqueline i\ lills, i\ lrs. Lilli an Murphy, Leonora Nunes, Carter O 'Dwyer, Mrs. Dorothy Reilly, Elizabeth Sacco, Mrs. Elsie Shanahan, Elizabeth Shay, and Winifred T1·ipp.
H ome Ecorioinists ~rK ·t ~ ee As th e New York Cen tral needled h er way up to th e Hudson and across co untry to th e Mississippi late in Jun e, it carri ed Sister M. Kathl een and Sister M . Marth a to Missouri to attend three meetin gs for h ome econo mists : St. Louis Hom e Economics Institute, Nationa l Catholic Council on Home E conomi cs, and th e 44th annual meeting of th e American Hom e Economics Association. St. Louis University Rev. Trafford S. Mah er, S.]., clean of edu cati on, li sted two objectives for th e first workshop: to exercise oneself in skills of group cooperation ; let th e group be responsible and be in ventive. Discussion and exchan ge of ideas devolved upon Christian fam il y li ving, specifically child care, food preparation , clothing, textil es, hom e furnishin gs and family relationshi ps. Twenty-six States were represe nted in hom e economists from 112 colleges or high schools. St. Theresa's College Stimulatin g discussion at th e NCCI-IE held at St. Theresa's College, St. Louis, a
Missa Pro Pace Marks Fathe r Dillon's Ordinatio n Missa Pro Pace, by McGrath , was sun g by th e students' choir at High Mass to observe th e twenty-third anniversary of th e ordination of Rev. Gerald Dillon , college chapl ain. In hi s twenty- three years of pri es th ood , Father Dillon has had a fruitful apostol atc. Receivin g hi s A.M. from Catholic University in 1931, he tau ght Latin at La Salle Academy for a year before his appointment to St. Xavier's Academy as teacher of reli gion . from 1933-39. From 1939-42, Father was D ean of Men at Catholic University. H e served as Chaplain in th e U .S . Navy from 1942-46 wh en he b ecame Vice-Rector of Our Lady of Providence Seminary for a year, teachin g Latin and th eology. Since 1947, h e has taught th eo logy and phi loso ph y at Salve Regina College where he serves as chaplain , mod erator of th e Salve Reg ina College Guild, and mem ber of th e advisory board.
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Former Stude1~tts Find Off-Carnpus Stt/dy Inspiri1~tg According to recent reports, th e Sisters studying in New York , Boston , and Notre Dame this summer, find that a variety of courses prove to be a source of great inspiration . Sister M. Nolasco and Sister 1\•larie Paulette, studying French at Fordham University, New York, are getting a practi cal knowledge of th e spoken language. Their cntirL '· .mversation elm :n g the tim e spent at French Institute must b e carried on in French. Courses in "La Renaissance" given by Processor F ernand Vial, and " Le Drame du XVJIIe Siecle" by Pere Pierre du Bourgoet, advance th e students in reading and appreciation of literature. Field trips include visi ts to th e United Nations and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. At Boston College Sister Marie Susanne takes courses in the field of Edu cation. The course in Psycholog y of Pe rsonality, given b y Professor Joseph R. Cautela, M.A. , is not only interesting but practi cal. It is th e study of abnormal b ehavior as a help to und erstanding th e normal , an invaluable aid to a teacher. Edu cational Sociology taught by Professor John D. Donovan, Ph. D ., covers a great deal of advanced knowl ed ge of social habits. Recent trips have been made by pup ils of this class to th e Boston Psychopathic Hospital and Kennedy Memorial Hospital for Mentally D eficient. Other Salve Regina students studyin g at Boston College are Sister Marie Sarah and Sister i\1. Albert. Sister M. Gervase finds inspirational thought in well advanced art courses given at th e University of Notre Dame.
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uniqu e panel discussion was <m e of th e hi ghli ghts of th e session. Young moth ers, gradu ates from various college's home economics departments, in a panel, "The Valu e of College Courses in Buildin g a F amily," told what subject matter and methods of presentation had most helped th em in fam il y life.
AHEA, Kansas City Sec ular and reli gious gro ups also attended the 44 th annual meeting of th e Am eri can Home E conomi cs Association, June 23-26 in 1\:ansas City. The general th eme of th e session was " Key to Better Personal and Public Relations." "Show Me" State Misso uri , proverball y known as th e "show me" State, furni shed many places and
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p eople of interest. The Sisters remember th e pink habits of th e Sisters of Perpetu al Adoration , mi crofilm library of St. Loui s University containing copies of Vatican docum ents, Colonel Lindbergh 's trophi es, Mr. H arry Truman's house in Independence, and Sister Mari e Anton ella, four years a prisoner in a concentration camp. Sister is now studying vi tam in values for th e good of her people. They met th e assistant director of St. Louis'
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Though a non-Catholi c, he is an intimate fri end of th e Geth semani Trappists. They saw th e home of Dr. Eisenhower, our President's brother. They m et Sister Mary Anselm , S.S ..T., foundrous of th e National Catholic Council of Home E conomists.
Remus Tzincoca will condu ct th e Newport Musi c Festival Orchestra on Salve Reg ina College campus Au gust 7, 8, and 9 at 8:30 p.m. Erica Morini , Robert Merrill , and Claudio Arrau will b e soloists. cw York PhilSixty members of th e harmoni c-Symphony Orch estra und er th e direction of T zincoca wi ll co mpri se th e orchestra for th e musi c festival sponso red b y th e Newport Musi c Club. Erica Morini, violinist, Robert Merrill , baritone, and Claudio Arrau, pianist, will appear on August 7, 8, and 9 respectively. T zincoca was praised by th e New York J-l eralcl Tribune as one hav in g "unu sually st ron g conductor talent." Erica 1\Iorini has toured th e United States and has fulfilled num erous orchestral c u gagcments. Miss Morini b egan h er studies at th e age ·of four and b efore h er eighth birthday had completed th e master's co urse at the Vi enna conservatory. Eight-year-old Erica Morini won h er first musical laurel in Li epzig. " One of th e greatest and busi est baritones of th e clay," Robert Merrill will b e featured on August 8. In a rev iew appearin g in Th e Hag ue, Claudia Arrau is described as "one of th e greatest amon gst th e great, a recreati ve and pianistic geniu s." In America , too , it is agreed th at Arrau is th e fore most li ving pi ani st. The Musi c F estival , scheduled for Sal ve f\ egina College ca mpu s, will be held at th e U. S. Nava l Base Auditorium in the eve nt of rain .
S. i1t ]a1nes' Fe(tst Observed July 25 Sister 1\lary James, R. S. i\ 1. , dean , received a spiritual bouquet for her feast day, July 25. It was acco mpani ed by th e fol lowing prayer written by Sister Mary Jean, R. S.M. Petition on Your Feast Da:' Lady, queen of grace and Mercy, She has blazed you r glory in the schools, Throu gh work and act with wise and gracious coun sel, Callin g many to yo ur serri ed ranks. Und er th e aegis of yo ur mi ght and power Un locked th e treasures of your Christ to tnen,
Quenching th eir thirst for God at th e well springs of your heart. Lad y, remembering thi s, blazon h er days with peace. The peace of th e Seven C ifts and th e Five vVo und s, The peace of th e Three Persons dwe lli ng in her; Send your Christ to shin e as th e sun On th e deep places in her heart, t-lakin g her love swifter than bcanty And as stron g as God.
At Moore Hall . . .
Spiritual Wisdom Aim of Renovation Group Participating in a 30-day retreat from Ju ne 29-August 10, twenty-three Sisters of Mercy are li ving at Moore Hall , residence of senior and junior college stud ents. Reverend Frederick Harkins, S.J., directs th ese Sisters in attainin g th e object of th e retreat, a strength ened spiritual life. Father ! Iarkin s is engaged in parish work in South Norwalk, Connecticut, durin g th e year. H e had form erl y been a teacher of ascetical th eo logy at Western College. In th e mornin g th e Sisters attend a class in moral th eology. Following thi s course is a study of th e Constitutions, and customs of th e Sisters of Mercy conducted by Sister Mary Audrey, R.S.M . Sister stresses th e p rin ciples and ideals of Moth er Catherine McA ul ey. In th e afternoon a second religion p eriod is devoted to th e study of th e general structure of th e four Gospels. Sister Mary Majell a, Si ster Mary H elene, Sister Mary Alphonsa , Sister Mary Josephus, Sister Mary Silveria , Sister Mary Clotildc, Sister t- lary Vinccntl<f, Sister Mary Rosanne, Sisler ~ l a ry i\ lartin, Sisler ~ l a ry Placidu ~,
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Mary orbert , Sister Mary Protase, Mary Concetta, Sister Mary Blandina, Mary Pieta, Sister Mary Joanna, Sister Patricius, Sister Mary Fidelia, Sister Robertus , Sister Mary Consilii , Sister Wilhelmina, Sister Mary Romana , and Marie Antoine arc th e retreatants.
Among th e non-retrea tants arc Sister i\ lary Alberta of Mount Saint Mary Co nvent, Fall River, who is superior. Sister Mary Audrey of Saint Xavier Convent, Providence, is Sister Mistress. The organist fnr dail y Bened iction is Sister i\ l ary i\ i ,, rccllim" of Sts. Peter and Paul Convent, Phenix.
Sisters j,4ttend Washington Workshop Sister 1\1. Emeria, R.S.M. , A.i\1. , H ead of Edu cation Department, and Sister M. Constance, R.S .M. , D.Ed., Dean of Students, attended the workshop on social sciences at Catholic Un iversity, Washington, D . C., June 12-23. Nine lectures on this phase of collegiate program planning were attended . In the evalu ation of "The Challen ge of the Social Sciences," the responsibilities of th e Catholic edu cator were outlined. The keynote of the general sessions was : "To restore th e world in Christ, we must first know th e world." Attending th e seminar on th e social sciences as fi elds of concentration, Sister M. Emeria heard di scussed the problems of curriculum building, the prepa rati on of
reading lists, and th e end and m eans of th e co mprehensive exa min ation . In th e breakdown of th e general session , Sister M. Constance attend ed a semin ar on the place of th eology in th e college curri culum of a liberal arts college. Thi s was a con tinu ation of a similar sem in ar held last year. Topics of interest di scussed were th e place of th eology in th e college program , th e dearth of suitable tex tbooks , and th e proper approach and presentation of the subject for th e lay student of th eology. At a third meetin g attended by both Sisters, anoth er seminar was condu cted at which college administration and th e duties of the vari ous admin istrators W<'l'< ' di sl' li S<iccl .