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Vol. 13, No. 4
Salve Reg ina Coll ege, New port, R. I.
Apr il, 1959
Deanna Encalada
Student Government President On Tuesday and W ed nesday of last week the ballots were cast fo r the Student Government Officers for the 1959-60 academic year. The new president is D ea nn a Encalada, fr om Beli z, Bri tish H o nduras, wher·e she graduated from Saint Catherine 's Academy. D ea nn a is pr·esentl y a Jun ior Spanish major. Since coming to Salve Regin a she has been act iv·e on campus, having been the secretary a nd president o f the spa nish cl ub in succeed ing years. Deanna has been o n the D ea n 's list and just rece ntl y received the honor of being nomin ated for Sigma Phi Sigm a, a national Mercy H o nor Society. D ea nna is also act ive in soda lity a nd has w o rk ~ d on the committees for the Saphire a nd Crystal Balls. Qu oted after the Electi on Dea nna said "I want to thank everyo ne , and I'll try to the loest of my abi lity to fufill the obligations ~hat the office of President of the Studem Government holds." Dea nn a wi ll succeed Miss Barbara Balzano, outgo ing president. The vice-pres idency was taken "Fa mil y Circle", a gay, flambo ya nt over by M iss Charl e ne Vitullo, a junior nursing major from Provi- comedy o f th e '20's in three acts, is dence. Charlene graduated from St. a dram at izatio n by Anne Co ulter Xaviers Acad emy a nd during her M anes o f the autobi ography o f Freshman year at Salve Reg ina she Comeli a O tis Skinner. lt is to be was president of her class. She is prese nted by ~ he Regi na Pl ayers, vice-preside nt o f the S. N. 0 ., aod Ma y 5, :tt P_ogers Hig h School Audi member of the W. R. A., and h as tor ium , und er the direetion o f M rs. worked o n the committees for the Cather in e B eagan, ass isted by K ate class dances. Charlene is also a Gilmore. The leading part, th at of Cornelia member o f the D ea n's List. She succeeds Miss M arily n Sullivan in O tis Skinner, a tall, slender g irl o f abo ut nineteen, a li ttle unsure of this p osit ion. Miss Earle ne Mara fr om Paw - hers elf in some ways, but full o f tucke t, a sophomore M athematics g lowing co nfi de nce in h er ab ili ty as major, will take over the job as a n aCtress, will be portrayed by Ann secretary, succeed ing Miss AI ice Conn ors. M ary H ea ley will play M aud Viole t. She is a g rad uate o f St. Mary's Academy, Bay Vie w, a nd has Skinner, a wom an in her ea rly forparticipated in Dra matics, the ti·es of bea uty , char m a nd ge ntle ness, Fre nch Club, Sodali ty, the Art Club, wh o striv·es to co ntro l the wild and the W. R . A. while here o n flights o f fa ncy o f he r da ug hter. M a ry R afferty h as b een cast :ts campus. Earle ne also is a me mbe r M ab, a sweet, agreeabl e g irl ancl a of the D ea n's I.isr. M iss Mary La nghorn, a res id ent ge nuine fri end o f Corn elia. The part of Enid , who is m ore or of Providence, has been elected treasurer of the Stud ent Govern- l·ess rega rd ed as the soph ist icated me nt, succe.ed ing D ean na Enca lada. v ill a in o f the play, will be played M ary is a graduate o f St. X aviers by Susanne Gibbs. The remainder of the cast in Acade my in Providence, and is prescludes Vivi a n Gorini as .Am y, anently a Sophomore English M a jor. She has also b een active in the other of Cornelia's colleagues who sod ali ty, dramat ics club, the W . R. spea ks with a d ecided lisp; K:uhy A., and her name h as appeared o n Fenton , as Grace, a cheerful bur the D ea n's List. abs·en t minded yo un g g irl , a nd Carol The new offi cers o f the Stud e nt Rea rdon as Abby , the qui·et, sensibl-e G overnment have b ee n g iven conmaid , with no sense of hum or, who gratulat io ns by the present offi cers, finds life in ·the Skinner hou seh old as we ll as the e ntire swde nt body. Sist·er Mary Constance, R.S .M. , most con fu sing. R ehearsa ls are now in full sw ing announced at the assembly she was very pl eased tO see the initiat ion o f a nd from all indications a hilar ious campa igns and the wonderful spiri t e ntertainment is g uaranteed all who attend . show n d uring campaign week.
A nn Connors Heads Cast In Fa mily Circle
1ria Regina Sodality's 1ristmas party for un~e d children in Newport the most rewarding of t's projects. All students j to share with the Sonbers the joy of givin~ •uting gifts of toys and or 30 young guests. At ·, h eld in Mercy Hall e second week of DeSalve R egina's "fairy rs" enchant the children ·ogram of delights and and are, in turn, amply by the excitement and mirrored in the eyes of. ! visitors. lreath
K. Donahue, B. Hahne, Co-Chairmen of Cotillion The Great H all o f O chre Court o nce again had a pink g low ab out it. T h-: bng awaited a nd planned for Court Cotillion had fina ll y arr ived. Dressed in formal att ire, the g irls a nd the ir escorts entered the Great rail which was filled wi th the musical strains of H e rbi e Wayne a nd Ccmpany. As eac h nme of mu sic was pl ayed, the hours qui ck ly passed. Soo n it was tim :: for the receptio n line. After the form al introductions had bee n compl eted, the Grand M a rch was led by K athy D o nahue, C ha irma n an::l Ba rbara H ahne, Co-Cha irma n. Lc CJ king d :Jwn on the dance fl oor, tlne saw a beautiful sight of sw irl ing gow ns an d white jackets, g low ing faces :1nd warm friendlin ess as m:1n y of th:: esco rts m et long lost fri e nds fr om high school days. Tim e fl.ew by and as the last note of music was played a nd the couples, somewhat reluctantly, bade good-by to their old friends and new acquaintances. the Great H all W:JS o nce aga in emp ty in all its majestic spl·e nd or. April 18-a ni ght which wi ll be we ll -r-:cme mbered long in the futur e by all concerned. It was truly a wo nd·e rf ul and exCi ttng cventn g.
Coming Even ts M ay 2
Father -D .wghte r D:1nce at Ochre Court
Ma y 5
"The Fami ly Circ le " presented by the Dramatics Club at R ogers A udirortum
M ay 9
"Pol ynes ia n Aloha'' at Mercy H all
Alumnae News The Salve R eg ina Alumnae Asso ciation has plann ed quite a rou;1d of events for the month of May and the early part o f June, accord ing to Sister M ary Cons ta nce, mode rator. Som etim e dur ing M ay the N ew p ort and Provid e nce Branc hes w ill e ntertain the graduates of those respecttve are:1s. On May .1, the annu al Baby D ,ty, a mu ch antic ipated ev ent, wi ll be held at Ochre Co urt. This is ;:he day when the alumn ae re turn to introduce th eir famil ies w the faculty, other alumn,,e, and stude nts. On M ay 27, the execut ive bmrd , o f which Mrs. M aureen Oates Swee ney '53 is presidem, will meet with this year 's grad uates. Alumnae D ay this year w ill be held J une 8. Mrs. Patri cia Su lli van W alsh '52 is chairman of the event wh ich consists of dinner, faculty reception and a mee ting. Th e fifth year class, the class o f 1954, w ill the n have a cocktai l party and dinner at the Mue nchinger- King under the cha irmansh ip o f Mrs. J oan H allora n Shay ' 54.
.emnity of the Advent k ept in f ocus by obte ceremony of lighting nt Wreath. B eginning fr eshman class on the lay evening, each group in the Great Hall to week with the simple, ! prescribed prayers and :h e candle which syme coming of the Light rid. The Advent Wreath Ll beauty is fashioned :tted by Home Economts. tt procession :eful elegance of Salve's 1g room is an appropri5 for the annual Holly LY faculty members are tests and are f eted by d junior r esident stuhe name of the student litional Noel festivities hrough the week in a ll halls. iately, the merriment feasting is replaced by solemnity as the st ulcipate in the t r aditioncandlelight procession . ~ in the upper balconies, garbed in caps and j c a r r y i n g ligh ted :oceed down the broad .ircase to the darkened . Highlight of the cere:he placing of a wax the prepared creche. : traditionally belongs •sident of the student this year, is Marie B e f o r e the creche, ! lighted by each class J r epresent the homage · Infa nt King by every nian. rd - bound s t u d e n t s they s hare in the three Eve Masses which eliR egin a 's observance birth.
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